well i hear people saying that itachi is running away from jiraiya because he has the chance of being killed...in naruto you have the chance of being killed at ANY time, kunais and jutsus flying everywhere and such...and heaps of people are ninjas...itachi was with kisame both S ranked missing-nins when they went to jiraiya who in the room they were in there was also naruto, and sasuke (who was infact indisposed. naruto who has no chance against kisame or itachi...
Jiraiya V Itachi and Kisame...that should be an easy fight...isnt it said 3 genins can take bells from a jounin...jounin > genin is 2 ranks...the ranks that these 3 are at...is the top rank S or whatever...

in other words it is fair to say that itachi has never fought anyone stronger than him if he knows someone is stronger than him he runs away! he ran away from jiraiya because he is afraid of being killed by jiraiya...


i think jiraiya is strongest...

i think these would be the best battles..one on ones with jiraiya, orochimaru, and itachi...and cant wait to see if they happen!