Pain sent his subordinates to ask around. After spending some money, they finally obtained information from a Rain Ninja who had fought in the battle.
Amegakure had fallen too quickly-so quickly that Nagato had made something of a miscalculation.
After learning how many Rain Ninja and Konoha ninja were involved, Nagato had believed Amegakure could hold out for a while, so he had chosen to first create the Naraka Path, which could revive the other Paths of Pain, and leave the final Human Path for later.
Nagato had thought it was only a delay of a few days, yet Amegakure had already fallen to Konoha.
Should we continue the war here?
After considering it, Nagato banished the thought. Doing so would expose the Akatsuki directly to the Five Great Nations and mire them in a war with Konoha. He had only created five Paths of Pain so far, and apart from him, Konan was the only member of the Akatsuki with any significant strength.
If they confronted Konoha now, even with his absolute confidence in the Rinnegan, Nagato knew they would undoubtedly lose the war.
Moreover, the Akatsuki would face resistance from the civilians of the Land of Rain. Even if they won against one-in-ten-thousand odds, the civilians would probably still choose to join the Land of Fire.
The terms the other side offered were too good-so good that the Akatsuki simply could not afford to match them. A stable life, plentiful food and clothing, and even flood control and clear skies were all things the Land of Fire could promise. By contrast, the Akatsuki could promise nothing. Even their funding had come from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire a few years ago.
After reporting the information he had gathered to Pain, an Akatsuki member asked, "Leader, what