Originally posted by King Kandy
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/449/01/"He who controls the rinnegan is a master of all six Pein's techniques".
Can't get much clearer than that.
1. It's quite clear that it was a saying/myth, not a statement of his power.
2. The 6th paths happened to be real entites of people with abilities that carried over from their actual "alive" selves.
3. It's also quite clear that it was saying that he was master over the 6 paths, meaning, he is literally the controller of the very real and physical 6th paths: actual bodies.
However, I concede that point beceause he is seen using the "force." smilie
Still doesn't change the fact that Pain goes down faster than a crack ho, if Jiraiya knew of his "secret."
It is still up to you guys to prove that Pain can react within seconds of someone entering his rain. Can Pain discern what it is, within 2-3 seconds? Can he discern it to the point of being able to move out of the way? That was never shown. Since canon has Jiraiya beating Pain, we can only assume in favor for Jiraiya beating Pain.
Again, that was just one scripted way he could beat Pain. There's always the ground...n'stuff.