Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26145872-20160224202704

During Jiraiya's fight against the Six Paths of Pain, Jiraiya was successful in discovering the secret behind Nagato's jutsu, but died in the process. If Jiraiya had figured it out prior to the battle, do you think he could have killed all six Paths? Why or why not?

My answer: Maybe. Even when Naruto knew the secret behind Pain and had a perfected Sage Mode contrary to Jiraiya's, it took not only three entrances into Sage Mode, but also a large amount of Kurama's chakra as well as multiple Wind Release: Rasenshuriken to successfully defeat all six Paths, not to mention an armada of summoned toads to aid him in battle. Finally, this was all done after Nagato had used up a significant portion of his own chakra, and began to weaken. Needless to say, it would be a very, very close fight. 