Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25139119-20140705022956/@comment-28861328-20140715190813

Elveonora wrote: Orochimaru could beat Jiraiya, yet not Itachi, while Jiraiya could beat Itachi.

Actually, if you want to get technical, Itachi flat out said in Part I that if both were to fight each other at full power, they'd kill each other. There would be no winner.