Jiraiya (Naruto)

Jiraiya (Naruto)

Jiraiya (自来也?) is a fictional character in the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto. Introduced in the first half of the manga, Jiraiya appears as a perverted old man who the lead character, Naruto Uzumaki, refers to as "Pervy Sage" (エロ仙人, Ero-Sennin?). However, it is established that he was a student of Hiruzen Sarutobi and one of the Three Legendary Sannin shinobi, along with Orochimaru and Lady Tsunade.

Creation and conter of the same name from Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑物語, "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya"). Masashi Kishimoto originally planned to draw Jiraiya with a different design and with a different style of hair. He also intended for Jiraiya to summon toads that were of a similar size to humans. However, this idea was deemed a failure. During an interview, he comments that, of the student-teacher relationships in Naruto, Jiraiya and Naruto's is the one he likes the most.