Naruto Chapter 371

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Nope. That is definitely not Deidara's body. Eyes are narrower and hairstyle is not the same.

You guys speculate too much on the dumb shit.

How about instead, speculate on whether or not Pein was actually the fat kid in the jiraiya-student flashbacks...and if so, why would he be a missing rain-nin?

Because that's not his body or head band. He stole a rain-nin's body, infiltrated the rain, and became their military leader. Unless Jiraiya was a doctor at some point, Pein was clearly his student.

Psyche has kind of proven himself the Japanese pro around here, and (once again) he's absolutely right. Those name suffixes aren't nearly as selective as you might think. Rather, they are quite flexible.

Regardless, when Konan asks what to do, Pein replies "Kill him, obviously. I no longer hold love for him." Jiraiya is clearly not gay. He had no kids. So either Pein is his brother or an old student. When taken together with the honorific, a pretty good case for him being a student is made.

Also, Jiraiya's toad silhouette was fucking cool.