Location-Outside the sand village
Now this is one of the few battles i think Nagato cant win, due to the fact that preta path wouldnt work
Because of things like Iron sand,poison, water stream shooter, flame throwers and his puppets in general
Preta path cant absorb Iron sand, cause the iron sand converts the users chakra into a magnetic force
And speaking of magnetic force, this will also make Nagato himself vunerable to iron sand
Since he has the iron rods place in his back
So he will be pull in by the iron sand
Which is also drenched in poison btw
Which will leave Nagato unable to use any chakra at all
If this were to happen Sasori could leave this battle with a new rinnegan puppet
The only chakra Nagato can absorb would be from the red secret technique
Since the puppets then would have to get in range of him to attack
But like if Nagato were to get cut once, its all over
Cause then he wouldnt be able to use any tech of his
i say Sasori wins 7/10 times
As far as his intelligence goes, he is indeed smarter than Nagato
Top 3 smartest in Akatsuki after Itachi
And can analyze the situation
Repeatedly, Sasori has demonstrated to be a highly cunning ninja, able to handle situations with various traps and misdirection. He is also shown to be a highly analytical man, able to quickly determine his opponent's strengths and combat methods. Like his grandmother, Sasori has a great knowledge of the human body, as shown from his brainwashing technique and his mastery over creating different types of poisons. His unique poisons, that he laced nearly every weapon in his arsenal with, took effect instantly, and one such poison could kill the target after three days of suffering; according to Sakura, this poison is refined with heavy metals, which gets into the muscles and destroys the cells.[14] This poison was so complex that Sasori correctly acknowledged that no one in Sunagakure could counter it, and believed its complexity made it incurable altogether. However, to his surprise, Sakura came up with a successful antidote for the poison; Sasori noted that creating the antidote requires extreme precision, with no room for failure, and that is something difficult even for himself.
Now this is one of the few battles i think Nagato cant win, due to the fact that preta path wouldnt work
Because of things like Iron sand,poison, water stream shooter, flame throwers and his puppets in general
Preta path cant absorb Iron sand, cause the iron sand converts the users chakra into a magnetic force
And speaking of magnetic force, this will also make Nagato himself vunerable to iron sand
Since he has the iron rods place in his back
So he will be pull in by the iron sand
Which is also drenched in poison btw
Which will leave Nagato unable to use any chakra at all
If this were to happen Sasori could leave this battle with a new rinnegan puppet
The only chakra Nagato can absorb would be from the red secret technique
Since the puppets then would have to get in range of him to attack
But like if Nagato were to get cut once, its all over
Cause then he wouldnt be able to use any tech of his
i say Sasori wins 7/10 times
As far as his intelligence goes, he is indeed smarter than Nagato
Top 3 smartest in Akatsuki after Itachi
And can analyze the situation
Repeatedly, Sasori has demonstrated to be a highly cunning ninja, able to handle situations with various traps and misdirection. He is also shown to be a highly analytical man, able to quickly determine his opponent's strengths and combat methods. Like his grandmother, Sasori has a great knowledge of the human body, as shown from his brainwashing technique and his mastery over creating different types of poisons. His unique poisons, that he laced nearly every weapon in his arsenal with, took effect instantly, and one such poison could kill the target after three days of suffering; according to Sakura, this poison is refined with heavy metals, which gets into the muscles and destroys the cells.[14] This poison was so complex that Sasori correctly acknowledged that no one in Sunagakure could counter it, and believed its complexity made it incurable altogether. However, to his surprise, Sakura came up with a successful antidote for the poison; Sasori noted that creating the antidote requires extreme precision, with no room for failure, and that is something difficult even for himself.