Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31672013-20170405031710

Just to throw in my two cents, i have to say Jiraiya wins mid-high difficulty. Despite the Imperfect Sage mode, the only disadvantages i can really see is Jiraiya's lack of frog kata, though the evidence for this, besides just not using it, is shaky. Even if we're generous and assume he doesn't, a comparison of the pain fights shows that naruto is clearly outclassed in the taijutsu department; sage jiraiya dominates pain easily, sage naruto keeps up and base naruto gets curbstomped. In addition jiraiya uses more planning, more varied and versatile Ninjutsu, and of course the Ma and Pa Genjutsu chorus. I can See Rasenshuriken being an issue for Jiraiya, he has nothing as powerful to ram against it, though i daresay he can manage a good enough defense against it. Thoughts? 