Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26998824-20160216220701/@comment-26403664-20160217030327

Rachin123 wrote: AsianReaper wrote: To be honest, Kakuzu vs Kakashi would've been kind of close if Kakashi didn't have to deal with Hidan and he didn't have to protect Ino and Choji.

So I give Jiraiya the win, but with high difficulty. I'm sorry but I have to disagree. Not only would Kakashi have to deal with Kakuzu who was beating him in taijutsu and speed but he'd have to deal with his five hearts which Kakashi would not be able to do as he was running from them the whole time and didn't even get one. So although he had to multi-task, it would not change that he would've lost either way.

But on topic. Jiraiya has his fair share of ninjutsu although Kakuzu has more, Jiraiya's can be senjutsu enhanced but Kakuzu's are powerful already. Kakuzu has better taijutsu and speed than Jiraiya but in Sage Mode his danger perception can definitely help him. Jiraiya has the summonings to deal with the masks too but those masks can conjure up some powerful combination jutsus but so can Jiraiya with Shima and Fukusaku. This would definitely make for an interesting battle. I think it could either way. Jiraiya was able to successfully fight off 3 of the Six Paths of Pain and was credited with Nagato that if Jiraiya knew Pain's secret before hand he (Nagato and Pain) would have been history. Jiraiya is capable of fighting off multiple enemies especially enemies as simple as Kakuzu's hearts. Kakuzu can't abosrb ninjutsu, making Jiraiya's attacks very effective. And when you said Kakuzu has more ninjutsu than Jiraiya that was a load of crap. Yes Kakuzu has more experience as a fighter but looking at evidence, easiest being the character articles, Jiraiya woops Kukuzu's you know what in ninjutsu completely. Jiraiya's ninjutsu are already capable of sinking giant snakes into swamps and the same level of damage without senjutsu. Just look at the three sanin fight in part one and Jiraiya was nerfed in the fight so badly. It really isn't either way. Kakuzu would give Jiraiya a challenge but no way would Jiraiya have any chance of losing.