Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20160221124823/@comment-27660682-20160317020652

Kisame said " why is a retreat necessary for you" on chapter 148 page 7, so it's clear that kisame believe s itachi could have taken jiraiya. Itachi saying what he said needs to be taken into the proper context of him being a spy, which was not yet revealed in part one.