Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26145872-20160224202704/@comment-25405426-20160302214106

I think Jiraiya would have taken this.

His main mission was to get intel...but then he runs across is student and have to kill him in the same day? That is a lot to bare as you see a reoccurring theme in Naruto. I cannot think of one case in the entire series where the master/senpai/father figure did not hesitate to kill the student when they found out they were doing something crazy, sick, or heinous. ex(Oro and lord 3rd, Chiyo and Sasori, lord 4th and Obito, Kakashi and Sasuke, Kakashi and Tenzo, etc.)

Having to figure things out as you go along and realizing if he does not figure out his secret the village is doomed. IMO it seemed as though he switch is plan to specifically find out the secret of his jutsu and put his all into just that. I am sure he would not have wasted chakra on ninjutsu if he had known. He could bring and army of Toads.

I am sure he would not have had any reserves fighting Hanzo which catches him even more off guard.

Intel is most of the battle. And honestly he did pretty good with no knowledge of who he was fighting. Meanwhile, Nagato know a good deal about Jiriaya.