

Jiraiya from The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant is more serious and comes from an older era. Jiraiya from Naruto speaks using slang, dresses stylishly, and has a sense of humor. RELATED: Naruto: Kakashi's Raikiri, Explained What makes Naruto great is the way it chooses to tell its story. Though the story of Naruto does depart from The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant with certain characters and plotlines, Naruto is still less original than most anime. The fact these two stories are so similar means could only mean that it is time to reevaluate what makes Naruto great. He did not even take the time to come up with original names for his characters. Masashi Kishimoto is not as original as everyone thinks. Orochimaru is also pardoned by Jiraiya, as he was merely possessed and not really responsible for what the snake spirit did. The snake spirit is destroyed, the Ogata and Matsuura clans come back to power, and Jiraiya and Tsunade get married. To defeat Orochimaru, Jiraiya obtains the Nakirimaru (wave cutting sword), and cuts the wave connecting the evil snake spirit and Orochimaru. When Jiraiya and Tsunade confront Orochimaru, their fight ends in a stalemate. Jiraiya and Tsunade are then taken in by a hermit who teaches toad magic to Jiraiya and slug magic to Tsunade.

The snake spirit tries to solidify his power by throwing Jiraiya and Tsunade, the successors of the Ogata and Matsuura name, off of a cliff, but they both survive. With his newfound power, the snake spirit destroys the Ogata and Matsuura clans. The snake spirit used Orochimaru to infect the Tsukikage's mind, having him kill all of his children, and make Orochimaru his successor. The Tsukikage adopt Orochimaru out of gratitude, but unbeknownst to him, Orochimaru was under control of the snake spirit, and this was the snake spirit's plan all along. The snake spirit attacks the leader of the Tsukikage clan and attempts to kill him, but fails thanks to the actions of a boy named Orochimaru. Together, the clans control all the military power and therefore the government. These clans are named Ogata (which Jiraiya is a part of), Matsuura (which Tsunade is a part of), and Tsukikage. In order to accomplish his nefarious goal, the snake spirit must destroy the balance of Japan's three mightiest clans. The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant begins when the evil snake spirit threatens to take over Japan.
