Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3965545-20170621043245/@comment-25188745-20170622161021

I also agree that itachi statement that he couldn't beat jiraya sounde like bulshit,there is no way in hell jiraya could beat kisame and Itachi together,both of the are two of the most skilled akatasuki members,not to mention that Itachi also stated that even with back-ups they couldn't beat him,do people relly think jiraya can take on 3/4/5 akatsuki members?I don't think so.

It sounded more like a excuse to not sound suspicious to Kisame since he was wondering why they were running away.