You're comparing Jiraiya... to... Kage?
Sarutobi Hokage is the one that managed to SEAL the 1st and second Hokage and Orochimaru Arms.
He is Jiraiyas Sensei.
He has CONTRACT with GOD OF DEATH.
And he is at the level of The Ramen Guy.
come on even orochimaru killed him.jiraiya fought pain and almost won,jiraiya was asked to become the hokage, he is kage level.so im going with jiraiya.
You're comparing Jiraiya... to... Kage?
Sarutobi Hokage is the one that managed to SEAL the 1st and second Hokage and Orochimaru Arms.
He is Jiraiyas Sensei.
He has CONTRACT with GOD OF DEATH.
And he is at the level of The Ramen Guy.
Sarutobi is a kage so there's no question he would win u_u
i know it was in the anime but people use refences from the anime all the time so w/e lol but didn't orochimaru say if sarutobi had been 10years younger he would have beaten oro and the hokages? (without dieing from the seal because oro didn't know about it yet) so orochimaru was the strongest battle-wise of the 3 sannin and this battle would take place 12 years before that, so sarutobi should be stronger then jiraiya still, and he did teach him everything but sage mode so he knows how smart and powerful jiraiya is and wouldn't be suprised by much.
I just need to make a reply to myself by saying, although everything I said about Jiraiya was true, I'm not saying Hiruzen is weak at all either. He is another shinobi that is underestimated in the series a little bit. People say that someone like Pain would rape Hiruzen, well Pain would surely win but I think Hiruzen could survive for at least a few minutes with his skill and knowledge.