Jiraiya vs Pain

Could the master have beaten his student?

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A heartbreaking master-versus-student duel from Naruto: Jiraiya, the Toad Sage and Sannin whose Sage Mode and summoning make him a legend, versus Pain, his former pupil Nagato, who wields all Six Paths and the Rinnegan to move as a god. Their canonical fight ended in tragedy — fans still ask whether the teacher could ever have won.

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