Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-37960523-20191227052712/@comment-24824859-20200101215211

@Jason of the Mangekyo I just re-read the chapters and all Jiraiya did was trap Itachi and Kisame in a toad's stomach to which the duo quickly escaped thanks to Itachi using Amaterasu. No where in the chapters did it show Jiraiya making eye contact with Itachi. So your entire genjutsu argument, which is based on this premise, completely falls apart.

Were the people fighting Sharingan users, save for the people that actually got caught? No. So it's a moot point. The elders will be able to sense that Jiraiya's is in a genjutsu, especially if they are on his shoulders, and snap Jiraiya out of it before Itachi can do anything.