Jiraiya (Naruto)
Jiraiya is a male character who features in Naruto.
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Biography
Origin
Jiraiya (自来也)
Under his sensei Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was assigned to a team that included Tsunade and Orochimaru where they took part in the bell test. Despite his attempts, he failed at catching the bell with him being left tied to a wooden post whilst his team mates had succeeded in the task.
He continued his tracking Orochimaru where he came to learn of a secret organization known as the Akatsuki though did not know much beyond them except that they intended to claim the power of the Tailed Beasts.
Naruto
He then visited the Konoha Hot Springs in order to spy on the women bathing there when he was discovered by Ebisu who was unaware that this was Jiraiya there. Ebisu attempted to stop and reprimand the man which was when Jiraiya summoned a toad to knock the trainer out for interfering with his 'research'. The fight drew the attention of Naruto Uzumaki who was amazed at the man's skill and was determined to be trained by him. Jiraiya though had no interest in taking a student but Naruto used his Sexy Technique in order to convince him otherwise with the Toad Sage eagerly agreeing to take him on as a pupil.
After the funeral, he was approached by the village elders who were looking to appoint the next Hokage and decided to appoint Jiraiya for the role. However, he refused but instead suggested that a better candidate was Tsunade with him stating that he would seek her out and bring her back to the village. Before departing, he decided to take Naruto with him as he had become impressed by the boy and wanted to continue his training. Upon arriving at a town, a beautiful woman attracted Jiraiya who sent Naruto to train in his room at their lodging. Whilst separated, two of the Akatsuki named Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki went to the lodging to kidnap Naruto but their plan was thwarted by the arrival of Jiraiya who had learnt that the woman was a distraction made by the pair to separate him from his student. After the Akatsuki escaped, Jiraiya continued his training of Naruto as they arrived in a town to conduct their search for Tsunade.
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Overview
Personality and attributes
His talents led to him being referred to as the Toad Sage (蝦蟇仙人, Gama Sennin). Though his perverted nature led to him also being called the Perverted Hermit (エロ仙人, Ero-sennin, English TV: Pervy Sage). Alongside his team mates, he came to be regarded as one of the Sannin (伝説の三忍, Densetsu no Sannin, Literally meaning: Legendary Three Ninja).
He noted that Naruto reminded him a lot of the Fourth Hokage.
Powers and abilities
Kisame and Itachi noted that Jiraiya was perhaps too strong for them to fight.
Among the techniques known to him included:
- Summoning: Toad Mouth Bind 寄せ・蝦蟇口縛り, Kuchiyose: Gamaguchi Shibari) : a variation of the summoning technique where instead of manifesting a giant toad but rather called the oesophagus of the creature that manifested in the surroundings. This caused the surrounding environment to form as the flesh of a giant Mount Myōboku toad that he could use to gain an advantage over enemies. This included the formation of a wall of flesh in order to apprehend people and the walls could be used to absorb people into it.
- Big Ball Rasengan (大玉螺旋丸, Ōdama Rasengan) :
He was able to see a cursed seal by Orochimaru that was placed on Naruto which disrupted the boy's ability to effectively use his chakra. Jiraiya described the seal as crude and was shown to be able to break it with a physical strike involving chakra.
Notes
- Jiraiya was created by Masashi Kishimoto where he featured in the setting of Naruto.
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- Naruto:
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