Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-1926479-20180323224645/@comment-734582-20180325104404

Namikazenaruto9 wrote: Are you sure? I won't pretend that i remember the exact dialogue but i am pretty sure that Orochimaru said that" it was better that Jiraiya die than to take the risk of him changing" or something... Yes. You either die as you are, or see yourself change. Keep in mind that Tsunade was a renowned medic, then broke and turned to gambling, then became Hokage and fixed herself. Only by living did she change. Orochimaru was a promising ninja, became a power-obsessed villain and in the end, chose to help Konoha. He died, and death changed him. Jiraiya was a good-for-nothing brat but turned into a respected, legendary figure. Yet if he'd continue to live, could you guarantee he would never change again? That was Orochimaru's point.