I know he was trapped in Izanami but Itachi said he could break out if he realized he was not Orochimaru. So does anyone think he might play a part in the future?
Hashirama Senju. SPOILER! With the new chapter his techniques look even more badass. He defeated Madara with the EMS and can heal himself with no hand seals. Wood techniques(10 000 hands summoning, wood Golemn, wood dragon, those flowers that poison people and epic forest creation) are awesome...
He could have been obssesed with what Jiraya was doing. The other bodies might have been him trying to find even better ninjas to be his supporting 5 bodies (he wouldn't get rid of Yahiko's body) and as stated above, Jiraya only fought top notch ninjas. Although the fight with Hanzo could have...