The Nine-Tails was wavering somewhat now, too. Humans had always been sly and full of tricks, and he feared this was all a human plot.
At that thought, the Nine-Tails spoke again:
"How are you going to prove what you said?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng knew the Nine-Tails' psychological defenses had begun to crumble. But this sort of thing could not be accomplished in one stroke, and the Nine-Tails was not foolish enough to believe everything he was told.
So Ye Feng shook his head and said:
"I can't prove that, either, but this aura already says a great deal. Besides, I'm not asking you to believe me right now. You can keep observing, and help this little fellow along the way."
Hearing that, the Nine-Tails immediately roared with some smugness:
"Human, you've revealed your purpose, haven't you? You still want to borrow my power to achieve some secret goal."
"You can sense for yourself whether we mean any harm. And whether you help him is entirely up to you. We won't force you. If he really is the chosen one, your help will allow him to grow faster. If he isn't the chosen one, you won't lose anything, either. Just think of it as playing with a child to pass some of your long, boring days. And I can promise you that once Naruto has grown, I can let you out of here, as long as you want to leave."
"Hmph! Human words are the least trustworthy of all. Besides, once I leave this brat's body, he'll die on the spot. Would you really have the heart to do that?"
"Believe me or not, that's up to you. Helping him won't cost you anything in the first place. As for Naruto, have you forgotten that when you were released