Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26545929-20150630030815/@comment-756329-20150630140854

Jiraiya was constantly reputed as being the best of the three. Even Obito warned Kabuto to never try to revive him. He had senjutsu, massive chakra reserves, taijutsu skill, even Itachi and Kisame were afraid of him whilst they or Akatsuki never feared Orochimaru or Tsunade.