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Pain had the immeasurable advantage of a dispersed and confused village (element of surprise). Think about it - Konoha's undisputed strongest fighters are Naruto, Danzo, Kakashi, Gai, and Tsunade. Naruto and Gai were out of the picture, Danzo chose to chill out underground, and Tsunade opted to heal. Out of Konoha's top 5, only Kakashi was actively engaging the enemy. Furthermore, unlike Itachi, Pain has six bodies with which he distracted fighters with throughout the entire village, not to mention half a dozen summons at his disposal to cause even more havoc.
Without all that, there is no way that Itachi will survive getting gang-banged by Kakashi, Gai, Tsunade, and Danzo (since you left Naruto out). Kakashi alone is essentially equal to Itachi in base, so Itachi would need to resort to Mangekyo techniques to take him out (I'm assuming this is Pain Arc Kakashi, who cannot yet spam Kamui). Itachi has neither the strength nor the stamina to fight against four Kage level fighters, not to mention the rookies for support and the armies of fodder in the background.
Without all that, there is no way that Itachi will survive getting gang-banged by Kakashi, Gai, Tsunade, and Danzo (since you left Naruto out). Kakashi alone is essentially equal to Itachi in base, so Itachi would need to resort to Mangekyo techniques to take him out (I'm assuming this is Pain Arc Kakashi, who cannot yet spam Kamui). Itachi has neither the strength nor the stamina to fight against four Kage level fighters, not to mention the rookies for support and the armies of fodder in the background.