Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-32617252-20180429034507/@comment-1210805-20180430112936

The close ups of Kashin Koji cemented the Jiraiya connection. He even has Jiraiya's markings in the corners of his eyes. That kind of worries me. I hope they don't try and tie everything back to someone prominent or popular from the original series. I get the feeling that if Jiraiya had ever met him, they didn't actually have that much to do with each other. He seems kind of like a clone or a fanboy to me. I have a hard time believing that his summons come from Myōboku. I can't imagine the toads willingly turning against Konoha or attacking Naruto or his friends/family. I always assumed that was one of the reasons Kishimoto avoided reviving Jiraiya in the war, as his most significant summons probably would've fought against him/on the allied forces' side.