No way Pain could have this fight. 3 reasons:
1. Naruto had knowledge of Pain.
2. Chibaku Tensei couldn't hold 8 tailed kyubii. Don't even try to say "oh he could have made it bigger." False. For one Nagato nearly died making the first one. He was coughing up pools of blood. Also, when Naruto confronted him, his chakras weren't even strong enough to control base Naruto at point blank range with his chakra Ross. Attempting another CT would have surely ment death for him.
3. Deva path ultimately got defeated 1 vs. 1 by a base Naruto using a base rasengan.
So please stop saying things like EMS Sasuke or other high tier characters can't best him.
1. Naruto had knowledge of Pain.
2. Chibaku Tensei couldn't hold 8 tailed kyubii. Don't even try to say "oh he could have made it bigger." False. For one Nagato nearly died making the first one. He was coughing up pools of blood. Also, when Naruto confronted him, his chakras weren't even strong enough to control base Naruto at point blank range with his chakra Ross. Attempting another CT would have surely ment death for him.
3. Deva path ultimately got defeated 1 vs. 1 by a base Naruto using a base rasengan.
So please stop saying things like EMS Sasuke or other high tier characters can't best him.