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Although Nagato was the one taking action, without the intelligence gathered by Black Zetsu, finding the Seven-Tails would have been like searching for a needle in a haystack. Gathering and scouting intelligence was also what Black Zetsu excelled at.

With reliable intelligence in hand, Nagato immediately set out and easily captured the Seven-Tails.

Unfortunately, this was the Seven-Tails, not the One-Tail. If the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was to absorb the Seven-Tails' Chakra, they first had to obtain the previous six Tailed Beasts.

Other than the Seven-Tails wandering outside, the other Tailed Beasts were all in the hands of the major villages. If Black Zetsu and Nagato wanted to obtain them, conflict with the major ninja villages was inevitable.

"This is a fairly good opportunity. If we miss it, capturing the One-Tail so easily will be difficult."

Black Zetsu revealed a cold, sinister smile, but the other half of his face looked somewhat incongruous due to its white color. One side was black and sinister, while the white side always wore a mischievous, playful grin and expression. Combined, they looked truly strange.

"Mm." Yahiko, who had already become the Deva Path among the Six Paths of Pain, replied blandly before saying nothing more. At this point, Nagato rarely appeared, and Konan had become practically invisible as well. Unlike in the original story, Konan was no longer constantly at Nagato's side, serving as an adviser or managing Akatsuki's affairs. Her only task now was to follow Nagato and protect him.

Even though it seemed Nagato had no need for Konan's protection.

One-Tail Shukaku was in Sunagakure, which was currently locked in a life-or-death battle with Konoha. All of its attention was focused on the war, making this the best time to act. Among the Tailed Beasts, the one Black