Nagato was meant to be more haxxed than Hashi and Madara.

[shinobu sensui]

Madaras susano, just like narutos bm will be food for nagato. Hashiramas mokuton, madras meteor will all be food for nagato. Tsunade got close enough to touch Madara, if nagato touches him, edo or not, his soul can be removed. Nagato I still the most overpowered character.

 

[The Unknown]

How is this post even still active? This entire thread is mindless arguing based upon opinions about who's stronger than who. My point is that there is no way for any one of us to know until Kishi himself tells us.

 

[Shiny Scrafty]

In conclusion, Nagato is one of the strongest of the strongest Ninja who ever Lived.
Nagato > Hashirama > Madara

I don't get why people say EMS Madara < Nagato, but Rinnegan Madara > Nagato.
Madara is a noob at Rinnegan. Nagato was Beast at it. Nagato would win either way.
Madara just got a little boost that he doesn't understand.

I bet if Nagato was up against the 5 Kages, they'd be dead two chapters earlier.

 

[Red Swag]

hes strong but not as strong. tobi planned all this. nagato was supposed to revive madara.

 

[Sephy100]

Pain said himself that he wouldve lost if Jiraiya knew about his powers earlier. If Jiraiya had beaten Pain then that would invariably mean that Jiraiya could beat Nagato. And where are the pages hailing Nagato as the Second Sage of 6 path's. I would like to see them since I don't remember reading anything about that. Even if Nagato were healthy he still would've lost to Naruto and his talk/book no jutsu. Nagato just doesn't have a warrior's mentality or a true peacekeeper so he is weaker than the war-lover(Madara) and war-suppressor(Hashirama).

 

[Shiny Scrafty]

Pain said himself that he wouldve lost if Jiraiya knew about his powers earlier. If Jiraiya had beaten Pain then that would invariably mean that Jiraiya could beat Nagato. And where are the pages hailing Nagato as the Second Sage of 6 path's. I would like to see them since I don't remember reading anything about that. Even if Nagato were healthy he still would've lost to Naruto and his talk/book no jutsu. Nagato just doesn't have a warrior's mentality or a true peacekeeper so he is weaker than the war-lover(Madara) and war-suppressor(Hashirama).

LOL
Underrating Nagato again.
Just because he said him in his Paths would've lost, doesn't mean him in his full power would've lost.
When he's in his Paths, his power is Split into 6 bodies, which makes him weaker. If full-power Nagato faced Jiraya alone, it'd be Overkill.

All his Paths are in 6 bodies, which means each body can only do one thing.
You can face each of those bodies, with all knowledge about them, 1 on 1 & beat them.
When Nagato has full power, which means he is controlling all the powers in one body will make him extremely powerful. That's 6 God-Like powers, all put into one Person. DESTRUCTION.