Anime & Manga · Naruto
Jiraiya
One of the Legendary Sannin, a sage who taught two of the series' most important characters and died before seeing either finish.
Powers
The feat ledger
Sage mode draws natural energy, granting perception past normal range
Summons giant toads that fight independently alongside him
Sage mode multiplies physical output well past his baseline
Gathering natural energy requires stillness, which is why sage mode is hard to hold in combat
Fights Pain alone and identifies the mechanism before dying
Trained both Minato and Naruto, two generations of protagonist
His death is written as a deliberate refusal to retreat with the information
Uses hair and toad oil techniques that no other character replicates
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Manga canon — Events as published in the manga
- Anime canon — Events as broadcast in the anime adaptation
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version