Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31099706-20170327120301/@comment-31611719-20170421164557

Ravenlot 27 wrote: Well, I always thought Itachi had talked about the backup to their enemy's side (since they were in Konoha where more leaf ninja could always come to face them in the case the fight would drag on), but anyway, Itachi didn't specify what kind of backup they can receive, and it's quite obvious that all the Akatsuki members wouldn't be sent alltogether. Still a posibility,thats why i hate people who say itachi cant beat jiraya cuz even with back up and kisame it would be a stalemate.