Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-44455926-20191119200613/@comment-30323490-20191125165341

There are many factors here: Do Ma And Pa have knowledge on Naruto’s shadow clone - nature energy trick? Does Naruto have SM shadow clones already prepared?

Also their NY aproach is different. Naruto restores his entire chakra with SM shadow clones while Jiraiya didn’t seem to restore his. He was very weared down towards his fight with pain, even if Ma and Pa were still with him.

Also there is the summons debate. A fair fight would mean that neither of them can use any toad summons (except ma and pa). So no Gamabunta or the other toads.

I’d say that vs Pain arc Naruto is 50/50, but war arc SM Naruto beats Jiraiya.