An Unconventional Hobbit

The Elemental Lands was not the first place Kaguya went to; she had traveled to many lands and one would suit Zetsu's needs perfectly. They needed a docile, vulnerable, and easily controlled jinchuuriki-best way to achieve these outcomes was leaving the child among the peaceful, weak-willed hobbits of the Shire. His plan might have worked if any other hobbit had found the babe.