Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31337598-20180220093824/@comment-734582-20180222173816

Vladosaurus wrote: 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. That makes no sense. He had no issues with killing more competent and more powerful jinchuriki. Why would he spare Naruto, a useless incompetent ninja? If he wanted to safeguard Konoha's future, he should've stopped other jinchuriki from being captured.

Itachi was perfectly willing to capture Naruto.