Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26145872-20160224202704/@comment-734582-20160306131745

MlGshinobi wrote: @Killman ok, him starting in sage mode helps alot. It does. But you mention things like Naruto not having to face Deva, well Jiraiya was simply a better ninja than naruto at this point.

The Genjutsu requires prep that the Sage Frogs can do while Jiraiya fights pain. They're stuck to his shoulder so any push/pull on them specifically won't work. If ninja can walk up walls, they can use the same trick against push/pull jutsu.

Jiraya has that space/time jutsu with his frog that he can use to retreat.