Yes, of course. Jiraiya would have to fight already in the beginning without any eye contact and with lightning speed. Also he should have the power to handle with Susanoos attack and break through Susanoos absolute defense, including to yatas mirror.
Even without being an Itachi fan, you should see their difference in strength. One eye to eye contact destroys him instantly, one glance of Itachi kills him, one blow of Susanoo crush him and protects Itachi from any attack. You just an Itachi-hater, that's the point.
Before Jiraiya reaches the Senninmode, he gets hit by Amaterasu or one of his various Genjutsus ten times. Have I really to remind you, how long it took until Jiraiya reached the Senninmode? About 5-10 minutes? Have I to remind you, what Jiraiya did meanwhile against Chikushodo? Did he fought or did he run away?
When he already ran away from Chikushodo, do you think he will manage a full power Itachi, who can use various Genjutsus, Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu and Susanoo including to Totsukas Sword and Yatas Mirror? Let alone his other abilitys, like his excellent Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, his perfect use of weapons and mastermind?
I feel sorry for you, you just an Itachi hater who lack some common sense. In each thread with Itachi it's too hard for you to determine Itachi as the stronger one, even if we don't even know a little bit of his opponents strength. I feel really sorry for you, bro.
Itachi fan boy....
They are equals.
To your questions: Jiraiya can easily avoid Itachi with eye contact no questions asked, Jiraiya can easily avoid Genjutsu, he knows all about Sharingan. Also he knows about Amaterasu which he can avoid or seal, (if sasuke can dodge it by just running to the side, then Jiraiya can too, he wont fall easily to amaterasu, also he can reverse summon) Jiraiya vs Itachi Susano.... well not really a problem, Jiraiya just avoids itachi until he is out of chakra.
Jiraiya can summon 2 giant toad bosses, and many other toads, also using earth (swamp of the underworld, which could probably sink itachi and susano) Fire release he is quite skilled. Jiraiya can also use his toad techniques to capture him and he got shadow clones to avoid him, plus jiraiya got rasengan.
He can easily get time to enter SM. In SM jiraiya is hell against anyone with Ma & Pa then Genjutsu wont work on him, also Ma & Pa got Genjutsu (genjutsu works on anyone, also Itachi) Jiraiya got Senpou Goemon which can reduce anything to cinders. Chou Oodoma Rasengan said to carve out a mountain. Many other Sage Art techniques.
Jiraiya SM close combat vs Itachi close combat... itachi fails.
You are such a big fan of itachi your blind to Jiraiya's abilities. He can easily work around Itachi's abilities. Also this is not a thread to discuss a battle, it is to discuss if they are equal, which they are.
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Itachi: he said he could only make a stalemate with Jiraiya
Kisame: he stated jiraiya was way out of his league
Pein: Said Jiraiya would have won if he knew his secret
Now Tell me, do you really think Itachi would rape Jiraiya?
And please stop being a fanboy, or just leave this thread alone...