Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-30415965-20180416084320/@comment-3523655-20180519200959

Yeah, but doing the Obito thing once can still pass as "good writing", as in "haha, you didn't see it coing cuz you thought it was too obvious? there!"

Doing it twice? With Jiraiya? That's jumping the shark. And I don't think Kishi would be dumb enough to do it. KK looks too young to be Jiraiya. And if it is Jiraiya, then the whole message of Naruto goes to shit:

The whole theme of Naruto is "You want something done; do it yourself" vs "Four hands are better than two".

Jiraiya is the firmest believer of the latter ideology. His firm belief is what inspired Naruto's and viceversa. You tell me that Jiraiya survived? Cool. You tell me he's evil? That means everything Naruto preached was a lie.

So yeah, the similarities between KK and Jiraiya are very obvious. Are they the same person? For the sake of the story, no.