Was it stated that orochimaru is the strongest sannin?

[Pukkake Pokayo]

Don't worry I was kidding though.
I'm bottom.

I'm bottom. :wesobi:

 

[Angelic.]

Deadlocked Is all I remember

 

[Mohamed Nabil]

Orochimaru! I don't know why people always restrict Edo Tensie
It's one of Orochimaru's main abilities

 

[Meekz89]

It was implied by Hiruzen(teacher) that he was the best. Throughtout the series Jiraiya looked the strongest but you have to remember Hiruzen took away his jutsu in part 1

 

[SUPERDEADLYKING]

well oro always has something planned hahahahaha

 

[Dantee]

Oro was the strongest out of the sannin.

 

[Marin]

I think it was said at one point, and even if my memory fails me it has been implied heavily. Also, feat-wise he takes the cake.

It took Jiraya and Tsunade both to beat him, and that was when he was feeling like shit.

 

[ItsBenito]

I think Jiraiya is the strongest of the three, Orochimaru is nigh-immortal, genius and all that but Jiraiya is experienced as hell in his abilities and they were enough to get close to taking out a Rinnegan-user without intel...

well it was kind of implied he was the "most experienced" among the three because he spent years and years of training because he wanted to bring down Orochimaru.. but as stated before their like rock paper and scissors, tsunade is the one who can beat jiraya by strength, jiraya had the power to kill orochimaru if he ever found him, and orochimaru can kill tsunade by using tactics, being tsunade is a terrible technician. but i believe jiraya is the strongest being exactly as you said almost brought down a rinnegan user. and to add onto that nagato already knew almost all of jiraya's powers... Orochimaru may be said immortal, but jiraya couldhave easily taken him down using sage mode...

 

[YellowFang]

well it was kind of implied he was the "most experienced" among the three because he spent years and years of training because he wanted to bring down Orochimaru.. but as stated before their like rock paper and scissors, tsunade is the one who can beat jiraya by strength, jiraya had the power to kill orochimaru if he ever found him, and orochimaru can kill tsunade by using tactics, being tsunade is a terrible technician. but i believe jiraya is the strongest being exactly as you said almost brought down a rinnegan user. and to add onto that nagato already knew almost all of jiraya's powers... Orochimaru may be said immortal, but jiraya couldhave easily taken him down using sage mode...

Jiraiya know weird seals and stuff too, it'd help him in putting down Orochimaru...

And only reason Jiraiya would lose to Tsunade is because of the soft corner he holds for her, I don't recall exactly but he somewhere said firmly that ever Konoha is at stake due to Tsunade's misbehavior, he'd kill her...

 

[Master of Knowledge7]

Yo jiraya almost beat pain.... Oro can't hang... By the way j man taught minato

 

[WalksInShadows]

It was implied by Hiruzen(teacher) that he was the best. Throughtout the series Jiraiya looked the strongest but you have to remember Hiruzen took away his jutsu in part 1

Hiruzen didn't imply anything other than Orochimaru was the smartest of the 3. Everything else was an opinion formulated by readers.

 

[Master of Knowledge7]

Haha roo can't touch j-man... Pain beat hanzo, and was the leader of an organization that scared the shit outta everybody... Oro got beat by oldman hiruzen...

 

[Dantee]

Jman had a hard time with 3 tails and all he had to do was touch him with a seal paper. Oro on his deathbed played with 4 tails :flakez:

 

[Meekz89]

Hiruzen didn't imply anything other than Orochimaru was the smartest of the 3. Everything else was an opinion formulated by readers.

That formulated opinion has alot of evidence to support it.

 

[NineSNS]

Not stated, but demonstrated. Minor detail.

 

[WalksInShadows]

That formulated opinion has alot of evidence to support it.

what evidence? Forbidden jutsu and lab experiments that had next to 0 purpose in an actual fight?