Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26958911-20151010214426/@comment-26998824-20151030011409

The whole 3 toads thing is a preperation thing. Why wasn't he fighting Pain with 3 toads if he's such a sage? I can't think of anything Jiraiya can do to kill Itachi and even though its not a clear win for Itachi at least he's got something to hit him with. Jiraiya's Taijutsu can be beat by yata mirror, Sharingan can break out of Genjutsu (which Itachi is a master at) and combination attack's or his fire based attacks can get Amaterasu -ed. Itachi's not gonna let Jiraiya go all out on him to and he's very smart and quick on his feet creating a plan for the battle within a short period of time. Plus Jiraiya has to run around with his hands together while his one toad fends of Itachi, He can't block Amaterasu then.