Kurama's originally furious expression immediately twisted into a smile, making him look rather comical. "It's fine, it's fine. Thank you for your hard work."
Sarutobi Toru's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he mocked, Wasn't Kurama always supposed to have a fiery temper? So he's the type to bully the weak and fear the strong too. What a disappointment.
In truth, Kurama had sensed no malice from Sarutobi Toru and knew perfectly well that he was not an enemy.
Moreover, after checking himself, he found that his current Chakra was only five or six times greater than that of a Kage-level shinobi—several times weaker than when he had first been born. That was why he had so quickly chosen to submit.
After all, if he were facing an enemy, there would be nothing to say. But getting beaten up again just because he had a loose tongue would be far too unworthy.
Especially since, judging by Sarutobi Toru's actions, he was planning to separate the other Tailed Beasts as well. If they watched him get beaten up, Kurama felt he might as well shut himself away forever.
Sarutobi Toru paid no attention to Kurama's inner turmoil. He reached out again and pulled Gyuki, who looked like a cross between an octopus and a bull, from the Ten-Tails.
Gyuki was now about the size of an exceptionally large wild bull, and the Chakra within him was only slightly stronger than that of a Kage-level shinobi. Clearly, the Ten-Tails' severe loss of vitality had turned these Tailed Beasts into weaklings as well.
Next, Sarutobi Toru took Seven-Tails Chōmei out of the Ten-Tails.
Compared with Gyuki and Kurama, Chōmei was even more unfortunate. It had reverted from a dragonfly-like insect into a caterpillar-like larva, looking thoroughly strange.
Sarutobi Toru smacked his lips. It truly