If I told you what I was,
Would you turn your back on me?
And if I seem dangerous,
Would you be scared?
I get the feeling just because
Everything I touch isn't dark enough
That this problem lies in me

"Okay, you're going to talk. Then, get talking" her interrogator said, even as she ran her fingers through the small boy's blonde hair, her breathing heavy and tears in her eyes at just how impossible it all was. She never thought that she would be able to simply hug and cuddle up to someone without every single nerve in their body sparking alight and burning them alive.

"What do you want to know" she asked, not even sure where to begin, with how many missions she had done, and how many people had their bodies burned because of her. It was her curse, after all, and she had made sure to get the full measure of its abilities out of it. She had made sure to make even the smallest genin scream when she saved them, because, enemies or not, they were children and didn't deserve to die.

"Your current mission. Why were you sent to Konoha" Ibiki asked, and she smirked. Of course he would care most about her current mission, a practically insignificant one compared to all of her previous ones, because he didn't yet know that. But, he would soon. Soon, he would know everything, and she could not bring herself to feel the least bit sorry for her actions, because she was Iwa's monster. It was only fitting that she was the one to destroy Iwa. Or at least aid it the destruction.

If she had known before that Konoha had someone she could safely be around, then she would have defected a long, long, time ago. But, as it was, better late than never. "One of your clans took a summoning contract from Iwa, and they want it back. So, I volunteered, being the only one insane enough to come anywhere near Konoha willingly" she said with a shrug, caressing the boy's cheek. He twitched when she pet his whiskers, and seemed a bit disturbed by it, but not too badly. It seemed more to be the type of disturbed that came from being touched none too gently.

She didn't like it, but she said nothing to him as Morino asked another question. "Which summoning contract, and which clan" because the interrogation itself was far more important. "And for that matter, why would they risk a talented shinobi when there are easier methods to go about procuring a stolen object?"

"The Namikaze clan took the fox summoning contract. As for why Iwa wants it back so badly… Well, it's to spite the Yondaime more than anything. They still hold a rather large grudge against him" she added the last part in a conspiratorial whisper, like it was a big joke. "They send me because they're afraid of me. They'd be upset to lose me, yes, but that doesn't mean that they actually want me around. They wouldn't have to deal with an upset clan or grieving family members or friends or anyone else when I finally got captured. When I finally died. I'm talented, yes, but even more expendable than most."

It was then that Umiko noticed how similar the boy she was holding looked to the Yondaime was supposed to. He was said to have been the last of his clan, but the resemblance was too similar for them to be anything but kin. Not that she would say anything about that, either, of course. After all she wasn't a jonin because of a lack of a filter.

"What other missions involving Konoha have you been on" he asked, his voice still emotionless as she began holding the boy even closer, until he suddenly jumped away and stood up, before looking at her closely, and then at Morino.

"Why are you hugging me so much, Dattebayo? It's really weird" he added the last without the least bit of shame or thought of how most people wouldn't like to be called weird. It was so blunt and childlike that it was amusing as she shrugged and gave him a small smile, before focusing her attention back on Ibiki.

He didn't like that much, because he began talking again "Why are you all scratched up? And why did the scary torture guy, ask for me to help him?"

"I'm a bit curious about the second question myself, really" Umiko admitted. "But, as for the first, I wasn't being very cooperative, so they got a bit… Upset, with me" he looked horrified and she quickly added "but, I'll be okay. It doesn't hurt that much. Don't worry."

"Uzumaki-Kun has a unique ability that gives him a resistance to your abilities, and it seemed to be the most easy way to get you to cooperate. Now, answer the question" he added the last bit with a growl that was supposed to be intimidating, but didn't succeed in the slightest. She was used to even the most fearsome of shinobi running from her, and that wasn't likely to change anytime soon.

"I have been on" she quickly counted up missions in her head, "19 missions here now. Most for tasks similar to the summoning scroll, but there were also a few more… Interesting ones, you could say" she smirks again when she says that last bit, not because it's particularly worthy of a smirk, but rather at the knowledge that she had taken secrets from the most impenetrable of the hidden villages.

"Tell me about your first mission" he orders her, and so she does, detailing every bit of the adventure, ending with her framing a Taki nin, resulting in the current tension between the two hidden villages. She had been rather proud of that at the time. She still was proud of it, really, and she deserved to be.

She continues going through the missions, ending with her prior Konoha mission, where she managed to find the identities of several members of their ANBU forces, much to the pleasure of the Tsuchikage at the time. "And that concludes everything I've ever done to Konoha directly" she finished with a rather large grin.

"Thank you for your cooperation" Morino said stiffly as she squeezed the boy's hand one final time before she was led back to her cell. It was all dark and shadowy, and her wounds were once again bleeding freely.

She didn't particularly care though, she was too engrossed in the memory of what had just happened. On the feeling of knowing that she didn't destroy everything she touched. She was still a monster. She would still always be a monster, and that wasn't likely to change any time soon. But, perhaps she wasn't quite as bad as she had thought she was.

So, when I said that it was going to be a oneshot, I apparently lied. Still, hope you enjoyed this unexpected second chapter. I'm still on the fence about whether to turn it into a true multichapter fic or not, so if you have a particular opinion towards whether or not I should continue this, feel free to give me some input!