Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31337598-20180220093824/@comment-30323490-20180221203921

The Itachi think kinds of makes sense overall story wise. Itachi was still a leaf agent even when he was with the Akatsuki. So he would have no reason to encounter another leaf ninja (in Jiraiya) or to harm the Leaf's jinchuuriki. It's doubtful that these things were planed from part 1, but if we include the entire Naruto story (including shippuden) it makes sense.