Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-23788748-20140815034107/@comment-26302001-20140821142418

Jiraiya was given his own Genin team, you don't get one of those unless you are a Jonin. So yes if Jiraiya was one then we know the other too had to be Jonin's too. Especially considering Tsunade had a place at Hiruzen's Jonin Council when she tried to get Hiruzen to approve the training program of medical nins and he shot her idea down and she got pissed at him. Orochimaru was wearing the same Jonin outfit as Kakashi when he left Konoha, and if Jiraiya and Tsunade are Jonin you can bet your asses Orochimaru was too.