Jiraiya (Naruto)

Jiraiya, also known as Ero-Sennin, The Village's Madness and Toad Sage, is a character from the Naruto series.
== Charactah Account ==
The legendary Toad Mountain Sage, Jiraiya is a randy loner who spends much of his time Walking the Earth. His first appearance in the series was during the Chunin exam arc, when he knocked out Naruto's trainer when the latter caught him peeking on a women's shower. Naruto (who had no clue as to the old man's true identity and power, and called him "pervy sage") subsequently badgered him into continuing his training personally.
Jiraiya is basically indolent and shuns responsibility, despite his great skill as a ninja. The village elders initially offered him the position of Hokage after the Third's death, but he turned it down because he knew he'd screw it up and then he suggested Tsunade as an a better option. He makes most of his money from writing the pornographic novels that are a runaway hit in the Naruto universe (the same ones Kakashi is never seen without), and would much rather spend his time drinking, gambling, and wenching than doing anything serious. Nevertheless, Jiraiya is a fierce warrior and never backs down when he's really needed, helping to beat back Orochimaru's attack on Konoha in the Chunin Exam arc and always keeping his eyes and ears open regarding the whereabouts of Konoha's enemies, particularly Orochimaru and the Akatsuki.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Naruto
* Naruto Shippuuden
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 2 - Bonds
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 3 - The Will of Fire
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 4 - The Lost Tower
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 6 - Road to Ninja
* Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
* Naruto: Finally a Clash!! Jounin vs. Genin!
=== Light Novels ===
* Naruto Ninden Series
=== Manga ===
* Naruto
* Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals
=== Video Games ===
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Naruto Mobile
* Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan
* Naruto Shippuuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! Special
* Naruto Shippuuden: Naruto vs. Sasuke
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Council 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Destiny 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Destiny 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Shinobi Rumble
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 5
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Tribes
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4
* Naruto: Ninja Council 3
* Naruto: Ninja Destiny
* Naruto: Path of the Ninja
* Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2
* Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu
* Naruto: The Broken Bond
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
== Trivia ==
* Jiraiya and the other Sannin are named after the characters in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari; Jiraiya references the story before his death. The Jiraiya of that story excels in toad magic.
** "Jiraiya", roughly translated can mean "I came", whereas from the derived story the name holds the meaning "Young Thunder" or "Young Lightning".
* Jiraiya's autograph is featured in the real version of The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi.
* In the Live Spectacle Naruto, the role of Jiraiya was played by Yoshiaki Umegaki.
* Jiraiya is given no rank in the manga or its databooks, but the anime classifies him as a jōnin.
* Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets of Jiraiya show that he was 153 cm when he was part of Hiruzen's genin team. They also show that as an adult his sandals add 7 cm on to his height.
* According to the databook(s):
** Jiraiya's hobby was sneaking a peek into a Women's Bathing House.
** Jiraiya wished to fight Naruto Uzumaki.
** His favourite food was garlic pickled with Japanese basil and karaage-fried chicken, while his least favourites were kiwifruit and gratin.
** Jiraiya completed 1,839 official missions in total: 58 D-rank, 345 C-rank, 684 B-rank, 614 A-rank, 138 S-rank. With this rating of mission completion by Jiraiya, he has the most completed missions of all characters in the entire Naruto series.
** Jiraiya's favourite phrase was "Free and uninhibited" (Jiyuu honpoo).
* Jiraiya shares the same blood type with his former team-mates, Tsunade and Orochimaru, as well as his former apprentices, Naruto Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze.
* Jiraiya is tied with Itachi Uchiha as having the highest stats total in the databook.
* Jiraiya's last words are based off of a Japanese proverb: "A frog in a well does not know the great ocean"(I no naka no kawazu taikai o shirazu).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Jiraiya at Narutopedia
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