Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-36512555-20200202084241/@comment-34656247-20200206221137

Squinty97 wrote: If Itachi said "We need the 9 Tails last, we don't need Naruto yet." Or "A battle with Jiraiya would draw too much attention, which is exactly the opposite of what the Akatsuki wants." Kisame knows about the sealing sequence of the bijju so that's useless info, and he doesn't care about drawing attention obviously since he's always eager to fight, Itachi lied and well his method obviously worked. And are you claiming Jiraiya >>> the duo?