The REAL Reason Jiraiya Was FORBIDDEN To Be An Edo Tensei!

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Naruto’s fourth ninja war brought back a bunch of power shinobi as edo tensei and as we all know Kabuto couldn’t reanimate Jiraiya due to not being able to find his body at the bottom of the ocean, but there’s another reason we never got edo tensei jiraiya. Did you know Kishimoto flat out refused to reanimate jiraiya when it was proposed to him by one of his editors at weekly shonen jump? The reason being is that Kishimoto drew a red line saying Jiraiya couldn’t come back, because of these two reasons. He wasn’t sure how to draw the interaction of kcm naruto vs jiraiya and the other reason is he felt that Naruto meeting jiraiya again would undue Naruto’s character development that he got after Jiraiya died. He felt this way because Jiraiya’s death allowed Naruto to feel what Sasuke did with the uchiha massacre and it allowed him to truly understand sasuke’s pain. Another meeting with Jiraiya would have taken that away and wasn’t needed the same way Sasuke needed to meet Itachi in order to get his closure. While it sucks for fans, this was the right choice.

The REAL Reason Jiraiya Was FORBIDDEN To Be An Edo Tensei!

The REAL Reason Jiraiya Was NOT An Edo Tensei!

[thewestfire]

I’m glad Jiraiya wasn’t reanimated. It makes his final scene sinking into the dark depths of the oceans and his last thoughts more impactful, and it enables Naruto’s growth to last.

[donheenboone]

“Let’s just reanimate his father instead”

[ggletsplay]

Jiraiya was my fav character. When he died I quit reading for a while. But Kishimoto made the right call.

[PrimeTimeBaller]

And sasuke didn’t realize Naruto’s pain until he realize he had a brother 💯

[Eddierath]

So the man actually remembers crucial plot points.

[PigeontoedP]

RIP Master Jaraiya
They ain’t have to jump him like that.

[andraesmith]

Kishimoto: it would cheapen the story.
Team: dang… that’s why he’s in charge.

[Crow_Rising]

I feel like the biggest thing to consider is that the loss of Jiraiya wasn't just felt by Naruto as a character, but by the audience as well. Him staying gone, intentionally or not, is representative of the fact that sometimes you need to cope with loss and no matter what happens it's not just magically getting undone. You need to learn to make your peace with it and move on.

[ebukachuqz]

It sucks. But Kishimoto made the right choice

[MrEffectfilms]

A perfect example of the phrase "Kill your darlings". As a writer you must always do what's best for the story, not what's best for your editors or what your fans want to see. They're reading YOUR story, not the other way around, if they could do this you'd be reading their stories instead.

[eeluwil]

I feel like it would be a good moment for jiraiya & Naruto just to see how far he’s come & seeing minato Naruto and jiraiya do a 3 man rasengan would’ve been crazy

[jamesmulligan]

Jiraiya was my favorite character since I was a kid. I remember 14 year old me absolutely sobbing. Here I am in my mid 20s and I’ve never forgotten that moment.

[beastamvs]

Based. Totally based
Jiraiya and Itachi are both goats 🐐

[machbass]

As a writer, I completely understand. Sometimes, when you write a characters death, it needs to stick. Under no circumstance can you undermine the value of a characters life.

[TaylorTLK]

You could say that Kabuto not being able to find Jiraiya's body also foreshadows Kashin Koji's existence since he was made by Amado from the cells of Jiraiya to make Koji into a Jiraiya clone.

[bilalrustam]

That, and also the fact that he would have been too powerful. Not in the actual fights but in his influence. Can you imagine how much Jiraiya's presence would boost everyone's morale? Everyone in the final war would be glad to see the greatest teacher and his most talented students on their side. Tsunade's determination, too, would skyrocket seeing her oldest and most genuine ally on her side. Naruto was a power house during that time, with only his father being there. If Jiraiya was there too, he would have a significant morale lift. He would feel like as long as Jiraiya is at their side, no one can defeat them. The same goes for a lot of the other characters, such as Kakashi, Hiruzen, and the other kages, Guy, and the rest of the junior team. Jiraiya was hailed as a hero by almost all of the people who were there. As we all know that morale has a lot of influence when it comes to battles.
The regular folk in the war, too, would feel slightly at ease since they would think that they have the man who stopped wars by his mere presence, the man who trained Pain, the man who was offered to be the leader of one of the strongest villages many times but refused.

[Sonic-qi]

Kcm vs sage mode jiraya sounds peak ngl

[aserodriguez]

Kishimoto got it right bro. What a master

[leftie]

Jiraiya wouldve definitely knew about remaking the contract ...his jutsu knowledge was greater than the 4th

[pronoob]

That's why kishimoto is in charge. He really knew how to handle any circumstances