Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-30168130-20161011015658/@comment-1872728-20161231072249

Ninjachris wrote: So it's strength lies in perfecting the mode which naruto did so he is a "perfect sage mode user" and jiraiya did not. Sorry for late reply.

I think we're onto 2 different things. I was referring to a perfect Sage Mode user, while I'm guessing you're referring to a Perfect Sage Mode user. The difference is that I was talking about the best person to use Sage Mode in general, while you're talking about the best person to use the perfected Sage Mode. Ninjachris wrote: And you mentioned naruto's multiple sources of power and jiraiya's only reliance on SM, well this is even more reason why his should of been perfected. Since Naruto had multiple sources of power, he didn't live his life purely as a sage, which Jiraiya did on the other hand. So what I'm trying to say, is that by living his whole life purely as a sage, Jiraiya was the "perfect" Sage Mode user, as in the person who had the most experience overall in using just purely Sage Mode.

Naruto on the other hand, would be the "perfect" Perfect Sage Mode user, and even the "perfect" Hybrid Sage Mode user, as in the person who had the most experience overall in using a Perfect Sage Mode, and using a Sage Mode with other abilities i.e. Chakra Mode.

Even though Naruto had lots of experience with Sage Mode in general, he only utilised it mainly with ninjutsu and taijutsu, while Jiraiya utilised it in team jutsu (with other toads) as well as being basically a toad himself.