Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-44455926-20191119200613/@comment-44455926-20191124054200

Great seeing that some are open for debating. Since they never actually fought, it's hard to say what they'd actually do in a fight, Jiraiya could just get hit by the first rasenshuriken, or avoid both and attack Naruto when he runs out of sage chakra.

Using their respective fights against Pain to compare them is also tricky since there are, as we saw, many details and advantages/disadvantages both Jiraiya and Naruto had during their fights.

It was sad seeing Jiraiya die so early on in the series, and after everyone started getting stronger in the war arc, throwing mountain-destroying bombs around, he just seemed so much weaker than he actually was. He's one of the strongest shinobi that is still actually a shinobi, not a demi god with a tailed beast, owepowered eyes or hAshiRaMaS cElls. He had to die for the plot and Naruto had to atleast seem stronger than him and "surpass" him so he can avenge him, which he did, but i still think Jiraiya can take Sage Naruto and actually get a win or two in some scenarios.