By then, the Nine-Tails was howling under the beating, its cries growing shriller. Clearly, it was nearing its limit.
Naruto and his parents stood to one side, dumbstruck, practically ready to cheer him on.
After a long while, the Nine-Tails' howls gradually weakened.
"Stop hitting me! Please stop!" the Nine-Tails finally pleaded weakly.
Although it was a mass of chakra and could not die, it could still feel pain. If this beating kept going, it would be sheer agony!
Most importantly, Uchiha Sora was simply too strong. He had pinned down the mighty Nine-Tails so thoroughly that it could not fight back!
He not only possessed the Uchiha's power, but Hashirama Senju's power as well.
It was simply unbelievable!
Only then did Uchiha Sora stop the beating and dismiss his Golden Susanoo. Standing atop the Nine-Tails' head, he patted it lightly and smiled. "Couldn't you have behaved like this from the start? You made me waste so much energy."
The Uchiha Sora here was only a Wood Release clone. Although it had been infused with fifty percent of his chakra and was extremely powerful, a clone's chakra did not replenish itself. Every bit used was gone for good.
After all that exertion, the Wood Release clone had already consumed a considerable amount of chakra.
"What exactly do you want?" the Nine-Tails muttered listlessly.
Uchiha Sora pointed at Naruto and said, "I already told you before: stay quietly inside Naruto, help him grow stronger, and lend him your chakra."
"Tch! A weak little brat like him doesn't deserve to use my power!" the Nine-Tails said disdainfully. "He should be grateful I haven't been interfering with him!"
Naruto really was too weak. In the Nine-Tails' eyes, he was nothing more than a clueless little brat.
"You jerk!" Naruto's face flushed red at