Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25516007-20141008201906/@comment-26302001-20141009135253

You all misunderstand.. Itachi and Jiraiya were allies even if Jiraiya didn't know it and Itachi would never try to fight him because of that. Databook 3 shows that without Sage Mode, Jiraiya is actually almost tied with a deathly ill Itachi. Orochimaru without his arms is barely weaker than them that way. It comes down to the individual once you get to those levels of power. Itachi has beaten Oro, Oro has beaten Jiraiya, and it was pretty much stated Jiraiya with no sage mode and Itachi deathly ill would tie. it comes down to the individuals skills and fighting styles. So Itachi prime(no sickness and full eyesight) vs jiraiya with sage mode would be a good battle. Obito praised Nagato as the strongest, he made it clear he did not want to fuck with Itachi, and he also made it clear that it would be a dangerous mistake to bring back Jiraiya and Shisui even with Edo Tensei, telling Kabuto not to push his luck.. mind you he already saw Madara's edo tensei.. and he STILL said that. So It is clear that Itachi, Jiraiya, Shisui and Nagato are 4 people Obito would rather never have to deal or dealt with.