Somewhat differently from what it had expected, Black Snake felt the friction between its scales and the envelope. It was equally astonished that Uchiha Yuu had actually let it go, and judging by his expression, he was not lying.
"What unspeakable scheme are you hiding? Are you planning to have your real body kill me once I deliver this envelope?"
Black Snake had learned to view Uchiha Yuu with the utmost malice. He had tricked it too many times, and he was ruthless. It knew many of his secrets and understood the relationship between Uchiha Yuu and Ryūchi Cave. If he really killed it, the White Snake Sage probably would not avenge it.
"There are no unspeakable secrets. All those terrible outcomes are products of your imagination. It is just an ordinary letter."
Seeing it act so wary, terrified of being tricked, Uchiha Yuu merely shook his head and frankly told it the truth. Yet that truth was difficult for Black Snake to accept:
"Your current strength cannot keep up with my enemies anymore. At best, if I summon you, you can serve as an assistant. Otherwise, you would become dead weight, and I would have to divide my strength to save you. I might as well leave you safely in Ryūchi Cave."
Those words were like a fatal blow. Black Snake immediately roared, opening its pitch-black mouth as it said furiously:
"Damn it, Uchiha Yuu! You are abandoning me just like that!"
Black Snake was like an employee who had worked for a boss for thirty-nine years and was only one year away from a peaceful retirement, only to receive a dismissal notice that left the old employee utterly stunned.
What an utterly wicked capitalist!
"I, Black Snake, will live off you for the rest of my life! I