:hmm:Errr? How much did he wreck being completely ignorant? Oh, yes a. Lot!
He knew and he lost, by the way he would have to go true all 6 of them first so no...
Jiraiya figured it out but even if He had figured it early He was still Underpowered to Defeat Pain on His own,it took perfect Sage Mode and Kurama’s power for Naruto to overcome all 6 paths and in the right order to defeat Physically Nagato and tack jutsu by Naruto to change Nagato’s thinking.