Without any hesitation.
Xuandou immediately chose to claim the card.
The [Ōtsutsuki Bloodline Purification Card] instantly appeared in Xuandou's hand.
He soon noticed the instructions.
The bloodline purification would take ten days to complete.
Ten days was neither particularly long nor particularly short.
Of course, Xuandou wanted to use it immediately and obtain a purer Ōtsutsuki bloodline.
But he still had a few matters left to handle.
Before using it, he could arrange things for Rasa first, then go into seclusion.
So he put the card away, left the study, and headed toward the cell where Rasa was being held.
Since they had reached an agreement last time, Xuandou had transferred Rasa to Hidden Xuan Village's prison.
Inside the underground prison.
Hearing footsteps, Rasa abruptly raised his head.
When he saw Xuandou, anticipation immediately lit up his eyes.
He knew he should be able to go back now.
Xuandou walked up to the cell door and casually waved his hand, temporarily disabling the sealing formula on the iron bars.
"Rasa, it's time for you to return to Sunagakure."
Rasa stood up and flexed his stiff wrists, his voice filled with barely contained excitement.
"Thank you, Lord Xuandou!"
After hesitating for a moment, Rasa still asked,
"Where are the helpers you promised me before, Lord Xuandou?"
"Follow me."
Without saying more, Xuandou turned and walked out of the prison.
Rasa hurried after him.
Eventually, Xuandou brought Rasa to Orochimaru's laboratory.
He pushed open the door.
Dozens of enormous cultivation tanks stood in neat rows.
All sorts of strange specimens were immersed in pale green liquid.
White Zetsu's severed limbs, tailed beast cells, organs from unknown creatures...
The walls were covered in talismans and Seal Scrolls.
Experimental equipment was piled high on the tables, and the notebooks were densely filled with data.