He ran headlong into Killer B, who had been planning to sneak off and have some fun. Nagato and Konan were both stunned. They had searched everywhere for him, yet he had delivered himself right to their doorstep.
Killer B did not recognize Konan or Nagato, but Nagato's group had information on him.
They had searched high and low without success, only for him to fall into their laps. He had practically brought himself to them.
"Did you get the Eight-Tails?!"
When the others received the news, they were completely dumbfounded. What was going on? They were still searching everywhere and had already decided to send Nagato to Kumogakure, complete the Six Paths of Pain, and then begin a large-scale search. Without completing the Six Paths of Pain, that would be difficult to accomplish.
In the original story, the Six Paths of Pain had found Naruto that way, even resorting to methods that extracted souls.
Black Zetsu was best at feints, but who could have guessed that Killer B was not in Kumogakure? He had run straight into Konan and Nagato on the way to Kumogakure.
At that moment, on the road from Kumogakure to Konoha, large numbers of Kumogakure and Kirigakure shinobi were transporting supplies, making them easy to spot. The waterways were safer instead, and Killer B had thought the same thing, heading directly that way.
While the rest of Akatsuki were still waiting for Nagato to arrive, a message suddenly came from him: Killer B had been captured. Every Akatsuki member, including Black Zetsu, froze at once. They even thought they had read it wrong. Kumogakure had hidden Killer B away, and everyone had been preparing to use all kinds of methods to find him.
Yet Nagato's side simply said that Killer B had been taken care