Sakura sat there in the cold of the night, wondering how this had gone horribly wrong.

Both of her teammates were unconscious, leaving Sakura to both tend to their wounds, and stay awake all night on guard.

Sakura soon noticed that everything has gone silent. The sound of wind chimes started and Sakura glanced to her side.

Sitting in a cross legged position, leaning against the tree Sakura had taken camp by, was the Queen of Masks.

The Queen stood up and walked towards Naruto. She held a glowing hand above Naruto's stomach.

"Yikes. Whoever did this sure was powerful. They distributed the Kyubi chakra." She moved her hand to Naruto's face, quickly healing all the cuts and bruises. She moved her hands along Naruto's chest, stomach, and legs, no doubt healing the rest of his body.

She moved on to Sasuke and pulled down the collar of his shirt, revealing the mark that he had gotten when the strange snake man had bitten him.

"A curse mark. Damn that Orochimaru." She muttered, before turning to Sakura. "This is something known as a curse mark, given to him by one of the Sanin, Orochimaru. There's no way of telling whether he'll live or die, and if he lives, he'll change into someone you won't recognize. Unfortunately, the only thing I can do is heal his wounds and maybe ease the pain a little." Queen told Sakura in her quiet voice.

Sakura bowed her head. "Thank you so much."

The Queen lifted Sakura's chin to reveal tears. "Anything for my young student."

Before long, Sasuke was fully healed, just like Naruto, and the Queen had tended to Sakura's minor injuries.

Sitting beside Sakura, the Queen put her hand on Sakura's shoulder. "Sleep, child. I will keep watch for a few hours."   

Sakura obeyed and lay down on the hard ground, immediately falling into a deep slumber.

When Sakura awoke, fully rested, it was already morning and the Queen was gone.