Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34194151-20180809224927/@comment-9782468-20180827024055

Couple things.

@SirFrancisOfTheFilth Jiraiya only almost died to 4 Tailed Naruto because he was actively trying not to hurt Naruto. Kakashi fought his V2 Jinjuurikis with intent to kill, no hold-backs.

@Combat, yes Jiraiya did win against his 3 paths, but Kakashi was doing quite well against his 2 paths considering they were arguably the strongest combat paths and Kakashi has more limited stamina than most in the series. Also, remember that many of Jiraiya's feats against Pain were in Sage Mode. Jiraiya is no slouch on his own, but Sage Mode is a considerable amp.

I still think Jiraiya would win high difficulty.