

Jiraiya always knew what the Akatsuki was up to. He was always saying that he
had a "reliable source in Akatsuki."

So my question is if it could be Itachi. Because who else could it be? Tobi
said "Itachi joined the Akatsuki as a spy" "He joined an organization that
threatened his village." These quotes indicate that he might be the source in
the Akatsuki after all, because no other had better access to information than
Itachi. But I doubt that Jiraiya knew who the source is, and also he didn't
knew truth about Itachi, so why would believe him? But what if he was
anonymous? Someone could argue that he obtained information by himself, but
let's be clear even Jiraiya, who is really good at gaining info and spying and
infiltration. I doubt he could spy/infiltrate/gain information from Akatsuki
by himself. In the Akatsuki, there are S-class criminals and Pain - so they
would find out really soon about someone.


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Was Itachi Jiraiya's source in Akatsuki?


This is a really good question and its very possible, but you also severely
underestimate jiraiya's abilities. As the Toad Sage he could literally have
toads all around the 5 Great Nations listening for information for him, and
the reason i have for this is he can summon almost any toad from Mt. Myuboku.
And use normal toads to aid him in infiltration tactics. I mean look at the
way he infiltrated the Hidden Rain Village right before his confrontation with
Pain. He used a normal frog, not even a ninja frog, a normal frog. So despite
the doubts you have he could have toads around the 5 great nations listening
for information on the Akasuki. Like i said it is very possible for Itachi to
have been the spy for Jiraiya, but at the same time i do feel you
underestimate Jiraiya.


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