Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-43403813-20191020201539/@comment-9782468-20191021202025

I think Nagato would win

But just for fun, here's a way I think the 5 Kage could win if they pulled this off perfectly.

Mei uses Hiding in the Mist to cover them from any shared vision. If Nagato begins to absorb it, it just gives the Kage a firm pinpoint on his location.

Gaara goes for a Sand Coffin jutsu. Nagato can absorb or repel. Imo he'd repel, since it clears his immediate vicinity.

However, something important to note about the Deva Path is that it doesn't really create shockwaves, it manipulates gravity. We know that Ohnoki constantly bests gravity while flying, and that his Light Weight techniques are powerful enough to allow him and Gaara to stop a ridiculous sized meteor.

When the Nagato repels, Ohnoki while lightening Ay can be zooming toward him at high speeds, since Ohnoki's making him and others nearly weightless should render any gravity manipulation techs basically useless on them. In my scenario, they'd be shooting straight down from above.

Right after Nagato stops Shinra Tensei due to realizing it isn't affecting them, Ohnoki makes Ay extremely heavy. Nagato notices them from either shared vision or sensing. They now have 5 seconds minimum to get Nagato

Against Ay, he can use the Preta Path to get rid of Ay's Lightning cloak, but Ay is still very strong and is now very heavy. Nagato could try the Asura Path but Ay should be comparable to SM Naruto, especially at this speed and weight, and SM Naruto oneshot Asura Path.

Would Nagato be fast enough to grab him out of the air with the human path like he did to Bee during Bee's attempted sneak attack? Debatable. Ay is much faster and has been sped up further by Ohnoki.

But during this, Gaara shields them from shared vision and starts completely enclosing him, getting ready to seal him. Now Nagato uses the Preta Path to try to stop it, but is also engaged by Tsunade, a master Taijutsu user.

All this happening at once to not give him a proper chance to deal with Ay. Once Ay delivers his punch, Gaara and Mei seal his movements and seal him properly (from using jutsu so no Preta).

Obviously the scenario I gave is biased for the Kage, but I wanted to play devil's advocate and show some counters they might have for him. I still think Nagato would win