the 3rd raikage will DESTROY THE PATHS.....
if it was Nagato then Nagato can defeat 3rd raikage
reason?
3rd Raikage can destroy naraka path and any other path except for petra before any of the other notices........ at the end leaving just Petra alone which I doubt would be a threat alone in regular taijutsu fight.
The advantage of being nagato and not the 6 paths of pain..... While being Nagato you don't risk getting your paths destroyed and losing that ability, so the person that wants to defeat a single path would have to beat the person itself with all the offensive and defensive abilities it has...
For example:
*3rd raikages attacks at light speed deva path and naraka
but then......
that just leaves 4 paths
*3rd raikage attacks NAGATO at light speed
but then.....
nagato can petra path the attack and shinra tensei back.... and resulting in not a lose of any paths....
this is why:
6 Paths of pain CAN'T BEAT SPEEDBLITZERS LIKE RAIKAGES AND MINATO
BUT
Nagato Can defeat those speedblitzers.