Nagato was confident in the Rinnegan he possessed.
He feared none of the Nine Tailed Beasts.
That included the Nine-Tails, hailed as the strongest Tailed Beast.
As far as Nagato was concerned, it would simply take a little more time and effort to deal with it. His long-held wish, the final plan he could finally set in motion, would not be allowed to face any interference. The long-awaited peace of the world was about to come into sight, and Nagato was willing to give everything for it—even his life. Now that such a perfect opportunity had presented itself, he would seize it with both hands. So what if there were three Tailed Beasts?
Nagato believed that with his strength, he could absolutely subdue them!
Of course, Nagato didn't know that in the original story, the Six Paths of Pain had nearly been overwhelmed just dealing with a fully transformed Nine-Tails. In this life, there were not only the Three-Tails and Six-Tails to contend with; Naruto's current strength was also on the verge of mastering Sage Mode completely. If he could combine it with Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, then forget Nagato—only a resurrected Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama would be qualified to fight Naruto. Of course, fully combining the two modes would be no easy task. After all, they involved two different forms of energy.
Even Naruto would need a long time to adapt and make adjustments.
However, he didn't need to reach that level.
Simply switching between Sage Mode and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode—
Nagato would probably lose more often than he won against Naruto. Unless he could find the perfect opportunity to launch a surprise attack, though with Naruto's current sensory abilities, that would be extremely difficult. Nagato knew none of this.
Or rather, even if he knew some of the