Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26145872-20160224202704/@comment-27660682-20160311100956

Naruto has high intelligence, high wisdom,  was better at sage mode training even though the nine tails made it harder, has higher reserve s, and better rasengan. Jiraiya literally onoy beats him in experience. Yes naruto had more prep and intel, but jiraiya was no longer stronger than naruto at that point. I still think even with full intel and prep, jiraiya would still get stomped with mid difficulty by pain.