Hikaru Shida
Makoto's 2009 was highlighted by a feud with her former partner Etsuko Mita, which built to Mita's retirement match on November 1, 2009, where she defeated Makoto. The feud with Mita also led to the evolution of Makoto's character, turning her from a weak and scared comedic character to a more serious competitor. In 2010, Makoto began making appearances for other promotions such as Kaientai Dojo, Osaka Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Smash. On December 26 at "Ribbon Mania 2010", Makoto faced Tajiri in a losing effort. In January 2011, Makoto became the leader of a stable named "Heisei YTR" (Young Traditional Revolution), which also included Chii Tomiya, Hikari Minami, Kurumi, Riho and Tsukushi. The group mainly feuded with the "Ichinisanshidan" stable, which included Hikaru Shida, Miyako Matsumoto, Mochi Miyagi, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Mika Iida, who was originally a member of Heisei YTR, but switched sides early on in the rivalry. On February 6, Makoto and Riho made it to the finals of the Ike! Ike! Ima, Ike! Ribbon Tag Tournament, before being defeated by Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto in a match that was also contested for the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship. On March 21, Makoto had another high-profile match against a male wrestler, when she was defeated by Taka Michinoku at "Ice Ribbon March 2011". During the first half of 2011, Makoto also made several appearances for Union Pro Wrestling, where she portrayed a tougher villainous character, working under the ring name Makoto-hime ("Princess Makoto") and managing Cao Zhang and Choun Shiryu during their Big China Unified Nakahara Tag Team Championship reign.