Jiraiya (Naruto)

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==Summary==
Jiraiya was one of Konohagakure's legendary Sannin. He was also known as the Toad Sage because of his special affinity for toads. Famed as a hermit and pervert of stupendous skill, Jiraiya traveled the world in search of knowledge that would help his friends, the various novels he wrote, and, posthumously, the world in its entirety – knowledge that would be passed on to his godson and final student, Naruto Uzumaki.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: Likely | , higher with Sage Mode
Key: Second Shinobi World War | Part I & II
Name: Jiraiya
Origin: Naruto
Gender: Male
Age: 50-51Rin no Sho, Page 73 (Part I) | 54Sha no Sho, Page 91 (Part II)
Classification: Human, Shinobi, Legendary Sannin
Power and Abilities:
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Attack Potency: Likely City level+ (He is weaker than Orochimaru and Tsunade, but should still be somewhat comparable to his peers as they fought Hanzo together and were deemed as the "Sannin" by himNaruto Chapter 369 Scales to approximately 53.15 Megatons) | Island level (Stated to be on par with Orochimaru,Rin no Sho, Page 74 and was able to pierce him with Needle Jizo.Naruto Chapter 166 Kisame admitted that he wouldn't stand a chance against Jiraiya.Naruto Chapter 144 The Sannin were stated to be capable of defeating each other.Naruto Chapter 91 The Sannin were said to be equal to the Gokage.Kai no Sho, page 89 He threatened to kill Tsunade on two occasions.Naruto Chapter 159Naruto Chapter 162 He was deemed a threat by PainNaruto Chapter 367 Scales to approximately 4.3 Gigatons), higher with Sage Mode (Much stronger than his base form, as Sage Mode is stated to dramatically enhance one's Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Taijutsu.Sha no Sho, page 279 He fought a stronger Pain than the one Naruto fought in Konoha, as they were far closer to Nagato and were not suffering from the aftereffects of the Chaotic Shinra Tensei.Naruto Chapter 431 Did more damage to Pain's bull summonNaruto Chapter 375 than SM Naruto's Odama Rasengan,Naruto Chapter 431 causing it to de-summon instantly. Pain praised Jiraiya's abilities and might, going as far as to say that Jiraiya would've won against him had he known the secrets of the Rinnegan in advanceNaruto Chapter 383) 
Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Comparable to Orochimaru,Rin no Sho, Page 74 and can keep up with him in combat.Naruto Chapter 166 Superior to Kisame,Naruto Chapter 144 and was able to summon a toad to block his sword swing before it hit Naruto.Naruto Chapter 146 Able to keep up with Konan, and dodge her attacksNaruto Chapter 372), higher with Sage Mode (Sage Mode enhances one's speed and reflexes.Naruto Chapter 555 He could keep up with Pain, and was able to counter him with a kick before he could reactNaruto Chapter 377), even higher with Kebari Senbon (It is Jiriya's fastest Jutsu in Sage ModeNaruto Chapter 377Sha no Sho, Page 280)
Lifting Strength: At least Class M (Stronger than Jirobo), at least Class M, possibly Class G with Sage Mode (Sage Mode greatly enhances one's lifting strength.Naruto Chapter 414 Should be somewhat comparable to Sage Mode Naruto)
Striking Strength: Likely City level+ (Should be somewhat comparable to Tsunade and Orochimaru) | Island level (Comparable to Orochimaru), higher with Sage Mode (Significantly stronger than before as Sage Mode enhances one's attack power.Naruto Chapter 431 He can harm Pain and send him flying with his strikes, and even caused him some injuriesNaruto Chapter 377 Naruto Chapter 379)
Durability: Likely City level+ (Should be somewhat comparable to Tsunade and Orochimaru) | Island level (Easily withstood a kick from Might Guy, even while he was off-guard. Naruto Chapter 148 Even while heavily sedated and unable to manipulate his chakra properly, he withstood attacks from OrochimaruNaruto Chapter 166 Naruto Chapter 168 Naruto Chapter 169), higher with Sage Mode (Far more durable than before, as Sage Mode greatly enhances one's durability.Naruto Chapter 418 Comparable to his striking strength)
Stamina:
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Superhuman.
Jiraiya has strong and large chakra reserves, which allowed him to successfully achieve Sagehood.Naruto Chapter 412 He was able to endure a relatively long battle against Orochimaru,Naruto Chapter 166Naruto Chapter 169 even though his chakra had been medically tampered with prior to the confrontation, leaving him unable to properly manipulate chakra.Naruto Chapter 165 He was also able to summon Gamabunta,Naruto Chapter 169 which takes a significantly large amount of chakra.Naruto Chapter 96 Jiraiya was also able to have a lengthy battle against Pain, where he used a large number of Ninjutsu and summoned powerful summons such as Gamaken, Ma, and Pa.Naruto Chapter 375Naruto Chapter 376Naruto Chapter 377Naruto Chapter 378 He was also resilient enough to endure losing his arm,Naruto Chapter 379 having another battle against the 6 Paths of Pain, then getting stabbedNaruto Chapter 381 and bleeding out, having his throat crushed,Naruto Chapter 381 being impaled by six rods, and finally seemingly dying, only to come back through sheer will in order to use his last remaining chakra to inscribe a secret message on Fukasaku's back to relay the information he'd discovered throughout his battle with Pain.Naruto Chapter 382 It should be noted that even after all of that damage he'd sustained and pain he'd endured, he still had the mental fortitude to quickly come up with and write a very complex coded message relaying all the information he'd learned
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Superhuman.
With Sage Mode, Jiraiya's stamina increases significantly because he does not actually use up his own chakra, but rather the Senjutsu chakra he'd created by absorbing Nature Energy from his surroundings.Naruto Chapter 415 It should be noted that Sage Mode normally does not last for very long, usually around five minutes at most; however, Jiraiya does have a work around for this, which is to fuse with Ma and Pa in order to have them supply him with a constant flow of Nature Energy, making his Sage Mode seemingly endless.Naruto Chapter 420
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Range: Standard melee range. Extended Melee Range with Kawazu Kumite.Naruto Chapter 431 Several Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with ranged attacks. Interdimensional with the Summoning Jutsu, Reverse Summoning Jutsu,Naruto Chapter 690Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Chapter 48 Gamakure Jutsu,Sha no Sho, Page 238 and Barrier: Toad Gourd PrisonSha no Sho, Page 253
Standard Equipment: 
*Kunai
*Shuriken
*Paper Bombs
*Smoke Bombs
*Flash Bombs
*Scrolls
Intelligence: Genius
Jiraiya was a legendary Shinobi of the highest pedigree as part of Konoha's legendary Sannin. He graduated from the Ninja Academy at the tender age of 6,Rin no Sho, Page 73Sha no Sho, Page 91 with the average graduation age being 12 years old.Itachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light; Chapter 1, Page 57 Jiraiya was able to complete the Chūnin Exam's written test, which included questions involving Trigonometry, Kinematics, among other topics far too advanced for his age group.Naruto Chapter 41Naruto Chapter 44 The examinees were expected to either solve the questions using their own knowledge, or use a combination of their analytical abilities, powers of observation, special abilities, and intelligence gathering skills in order to cheat the correct answers, which was the trueNaruto Chapter 41 purposeNaruto Chapter 44 of the exam. He was acknowledged for his abilities and skill by the likes of Hanzō, which is how he became part of the Sannin alongside Oorchimaru and Tsunade.Naruto Chapter 369 He was a ninja of such great skill and renown that even the likes of Kisame HoshigakiNaruto Chapter 144 and Kabuto YakushiNaruto Chapter 162 openly admitted inferiority to him, despite their usual arrogance, which is backed up by their own vast skills and abilities. Even a genius of Amado's caliber thought so highly of Jiraiya and his abilities that he found cloning him a worthwhile endeavor in his attempts to undermine Isshiki Ōtsutsuki and Kara.Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Chapter 47 He was even praised and greatly respected for his talent and skill as a Shinobi by the likes of Minato Namikaze.Naruto Chapter 382 Jiraiya was also the first choice to be the Fifth Hokage, which is a testament to his great power and skill, but also his ability to manage the largest Shinobi village in the world.Naruto Chapter 140 Jiraiya is also extremely observant, as he was able to deduce Sasuke and Boruto's identities, as well as the fact that they're from the future from what little information he was presented, which forced Sasuke to erase his memories.Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Episodes128-136 Jiraiya is a master of Fuinjutsu, and knows a plethora of seals. His skill is so high that he can effortlessly undo Orochimaru's Five Elements Seal,Naruto Chapter 91 create sealing tags that can instantly suppress Kurama's chakra,Naruto Chapter 277Boruto: Naruto Next Generations; Episode 131 and even have the ability to counter and seal the likes of Urashiki Ōtsutsuki.Boruto: Naruto Next Generations; Episode 133
Jiraiya was also a master ofespionage, intelligence gathering, and infiltrationNaruto Chapter 367Sha no Sho, Page 91Sha no Sho, Page 92 This allowed him to track down the Akatsuki, despite their extremely secretive nature and the plethora of abilities that would allow them to avoid detection at the members' disposal.Naruto Chapter 143 He was able to singlehandedly deduce their goals to gather the Tailed Beasts, and even the fact that they wouldn't go after Naruto for another three years. He also managed to track down Orochimaru on a number of occasions, knew of his affiliation with the Akatsuki, as well as him leaving the organization, and even had intel on his Art of Immortality Jutsu.Naruto Chapter 143Naruto Chapter 237 He also found out that Danzō Shimura was conducting shady dealings behind the scenes, and warned Tsunade about him and his organization, Root.Naruto Chapter 367 He was also able to discover the fact that the leader of the Akatsuki, Pain, was located in Amegakure,Naruto Chapter 366 and he effortlessly infiltrated the village.Naruto Chapter 367 He was then able to use his brilliant powers of disguise in order to stealthily capture two local ShinobiNaruto Chapter 368 and extract information regarding Pain out of them.Naruto Chapter 369 Once he was located and confronted by Konan and Pain, Jiraiya was able to showcase his deductive, combat, and tactical intelligence in spades during their extended battle. He was able to effortlessly figure out how to neutralize Konan's intangible paper form, which was accomplished by completely covering her in his adhesive oil.Naruto Chapter 372 This tactic restricted her movements and allowed him to capture her with his hair.Naruto Chapter 372 Once he started fighting Pain, he was confronted with the conundrum of figuring out his identity, as well as his abilities, all while being engaged in mortal combat with him. 
In the midst of fighting 3 Paths of Pain, he was analyzing their individual abilities and formulating strategies to neutralize them. He quickly figured out that each Path only possesses one main ability. He also figured out that they all have a shared vision. Upon realizing that continuing to fight the 3 Paths out in the open will lead to him being overwhelmed and killed, he decided to use a diversion and retreat into an enclosed environment where he had the upper hand.Naruto Chapter 378 While retreating, he was reviewing his findings regarding Pain with Ma and Pa, and formulating a plan to deal with them. Since Pain was seemingly invincible against Taijutsu, due to their shared vision, and Ninjutsu, due to the Preta Path's absorption ability, the trio decided that the best way to deal with Pain was genjutsu.Naruto Chapter 378 The issue was that their best genjutsu, Demonic Illusion: Gamarinsho,Sha no Sho, Page 302Sha no Sho, Page 303 gave away their location and made them vulnerable to attack before the technique took full effect. Jiraiya came up with a brilliant strategy to overcome this hurdle. His plan revolved around isolating the Paths, cutting off their shared vision, and preventing them from taking any meaningful action until the genjutsu takes full effect. He did this using a hidden Shadow Clone that fired a massive Fire Style Jutsu in order to distract the Preta Path and block his vision.Naruto Chapter 378 He then fired another fireball from the other side, forcing the other two to dodge upwards.Naruto Chapter 378 Using Dark Swamp to turn the ceiling into a mud swamp, he was able to capture the Human Path, leaving the Animal Path isolated and stranded mid-air.Naruto Chapter 378 He was then able to pick off the isolated Animal Path and land a solid blow on him.Naruto Chapter 379 This strategy bought Jiraiya enough time for the genjutsu to take effect and neutralize the three Paths.Naruto Chapter 379 Unfortunately for Jiraiya, there were three other Paths of Pain that he didn't know about, one of which had the ability to revive the other 3 Paths that Jiraiya had disposed of.Naruto Chapter 379 Now missing an arm, badly outnumbered and outmatched, and facing several new unknown abilities, Jiraiya was forced to fend off the 6 Paths of Pain for a while before he managed to escape using Barrier: Toad Gourd Prison, which allowed him to drag one of the Paths into the sealed dimension and dispose of him.Naruto Chapter 381 Jiraiya then had an epiphany that all of the Paths were the corpses of Shinobi he'd encountered before in his life. So he exited the barrier space in order to confirm Pain's identity once and for all, and at the cost of his life, he was able to do so. In a last act of bravery and sheer brilliance, he willed himself to write a coded message on Fukasaku's back that stated "The real one's not among them".Naruto Chapter 382 This message signified the fact that Jiraiya had figured out that Pain was just 6 corpses being remotely controlled by Nagato, the "real one". 
The fact that he was able to figure this out despite the stresses presented by a death battle, which he was badly losing towards the end, is an astounding achievement. Not only that, but he was also able to maintain enough mental acuity to write a meaningful, yet complex, coded message, despite his grievous injuries and approaching death. It should be noted that this message gave even Shikamaru Nara and Kakashi Hatake, who are both geniuses in their own right, some trouble to figure out and decipher.Naruto Chapter 406 The code was comprised of numbers that corresponded to page and line numbers in his novel,Naruto Chapter 407 which means that he had a photographic memory that allowed him to memorize his entire novel by heart, and even recall it perfectly in such a compromised state. After their battle, Pain sang Jiraiya's praises, and even went as far as to say that he would've won had he known the secrets behind their abilities.Naruto Chapter 383 Black Zetsu also praised Jiraiya's abilities as one of the Sannin,Naruto Chapter 383 which is relevant because Zetsu is probably the single most intelligent and experienced entity alive. It should be noted that Jiraiya achieved all of this while going into the fight completely blind. Compared to Naruto, who had far more intel on Pain's abilities and was fighting a compromised Pain, yet still lost the fight in the end only goes to show how impressive Jiraiya's performance truly was. 
All in all, Jiraiya's infiltration of Amegakure and fight against Pain was a perfect showcase of his extreme skill in espionage, intelligence gathering, and infiltration ability, as well as his extreme adaptability in combat. Jiraiya is constantly analyzing the situation he's in, making logical deductions about his opponent's abilities, motives, and the best way to defeat them, all while keeping both his disadvantages in mind at all times in order to come up with the most sound strategies possible.
Weaknesses: 
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The Art of the Manipulated Shadow requires Jiraiya to hold his breath to maintain the technique. Once he takes a breath, the technique is immediately undone.Sha no Sho, Page 238 Gamakure Jutsu leaves the user especially vulnerable to sensory-type ninja at the exact moment they exit the barrier space.Sha no Sho, Page 238
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Jiraiya hasn't completely mastered the manipulation of Sage Jutsu chakra, which resulted in him acquiring additional frog-like features when he entered Sage Mode.Naruto Chapter 410 Additionally, to enter Sage Mode, one has to stay perfectly still while they absorb Nature Energy and convert it into Senjutsu chakra, which is extremely ineffective in combat.Naruto Chapter 420 Sage Mode also has a very short time limit, only lasting for five minutes at most.Naruto Chapter 420 Finally, if one fails to balance the Nature Energy intake with their own chakra, and absorb an excessive amount of Nature Energy, they will be permanently turned into a frog statue.Naruto Chapter 410 
However, Jiraiya has a workaround for all of these weaknesses, which is fusing with Fukasaku and/or Shima. This fusion allows Jiraiya to do battle in Sage Mode without having to worry about standing still to collect Nature Energy, since Ma and/or Pa are constantly doing it for him. This also allows him to stay in Sage Mode for far longer periods of time than what would normally be possible. Additionally, having them on his shoulder, balancing his Nature Energy intake, also eliminates the possibility of him taking in too much energy and irreversibly turning into a frog.Naruto Chapter 420
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Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique): The Summoning Technique is a space-time ninjutsu that allows the summoner to summon animals or people across long distances instantly. Jiraiya uses this to summon frogs, such as Gamabunta, and can also summon shadow clones from a different location.
Rasengan: A sphere of chakra energy that can create a large explosion and damage the inside of a target. Needs to close to melee range to use it.
*Ultra Big Ball Rasengan: A giant version of Rasengan.
Sennin Mode (Sage Mode or Hermit Mode): The result of using natural energy along with a ninja’s normal chakra in perfect balance to drastically empower their abilities.
Flame Bullet: This technique is executed by the user gathering oil in their mouth which is created by chakra, spitting it out, and igniting it. This technique shoots a flame bullet at the enemy.
*Big Flame Bullet: This technique is a senjutsu altered version of the Flame Bullet.
Sage Art: Goemon: This technique is a collaboration technique used by Jiraiya with Shima and Fukasaku.
Swamp of the Underworld: By changing the surface of an object beneath an enemy into mud and creating a swamp, the user can sink his enemy into the mud.
Shadow Manipulation Technique: After infusing chakra into the victim's shadow, the user makes their own body as flat as possible. Then, by becoming one with the shadow, this technique temporarily establishes control over the victim's mind and body. While the technique is in effect, the victim is momentarily stunned and can serve as a human shield.
Turning into a Frog Technique: By touching the forehead of a target and then, according to a mental image the user forms, the target changes into a frog.
Hiding in a Toad Technique: The frog can dive up to a hundred meters in fresh water, making it especially useful for infiltrating enemy camps that are surrounded by a river or a lake. The stomach of the frog also has a unique barrier that obstructs chakra, protecting the user from detection-type ninjutsu.
Toad Confrontation Chant: Jiraiya used this technique with the help of Fukasaku and Shima during the fight against Pain. It is a sound-based genjutsu passed down on Mount Myoboku. Because learning it requires many long years of training, only the Two Great Sage Toads, Fukasaku and Shima, have the skills to perform it.
Barrier: Toad Gourd Technique: Jiraiya summons a small toad that pulls enemies into its stomach, a space which is much larger than the toad with gastric acids inside.
Summoning: Toad Mouth Bind: Jiraiya summons the oesophagus of a toad which changes the surroundings around him. Making it much harder to move, he can control this any way he wants and can reverse summon it to BFR opponents. This section of the toad contains stomach acid, and the air within is filled with an acidic poison that is colourless and odourless, making it difficult to detect. Though it can be endured in small amounts, this poison begins to paralyse a person's entire body after ten minutes of continuous exposure, indiscriminately affecting anyone contained within the stomach.
==Gallery==
Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.png|Ultra Big Ball Rasengan
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Barrier Canopy Method Formation.png|Jiraiya forms a barrier
Needle Jizō.png|Needle Jizo
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Six Paths of Pain (Naruto) Pain's Profile (Sage Mode Jiraiya and Six Paths of Pain were used. Battle took place in Hidden Rain Village. Jiraiya had prior knowledge of the Six Paths of Pain)
Losses:
Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) Naruto's Profile (Fight took place in a forest, starting distance was 50 meters, Sage Mode Pre-War Naruto and Sage Mode Jiraiya keys were used, Shima and Fukasaku were at Jiraiya's disposal, and Naruto had a Sage Clone to replenish his Sage chakra at the start of the fight)
Inconclusive:
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