Was itachi lying?

[Barocka Flocka Flames]

Remember what Itachi said if he and Kisame both fought him at the same time the best they could do is a stalemate

he was talking about J-man
or was he saying that to fool kisame?
he was a double agent take this into consideration.(&sick)

[Chibakuu Tensei]

he was obviously lying loool he alone would be too much for jman much less kisame

[-Haku Yuki-]

he wasn't really trying to cacth naruto that wasn't his goal he told kisame that so if jirya showed up he'd have an excuse to run away

[~Khallil-Sama~]

well, he never wanted to fight seriously, since it's konoha, and he didn't want to have some trouble with jiraiya, and do some effort

[~Khallil-Sama~]

he wasn't really trying to cacth naruto that wasn't his goal he told kisame that so if jirya showed up he'd have an excuse to run away

and this

[-Reaper-]

well, he never wanted to fight seriously, since it's konoha, and he didn't want to have some trouble with jiraiya, and do some effort

dat sig ;|

[TruthLover19]

It's been discussed a million times now yes itachi was lying

[~Khallil-Sama~]

dat sig ;|

wht? too big?

[November Nolove]

Itachi just didn't want to hurt jiraya.
Jiraya is a fodder compare to solo king

[-Reaper-]

wht? too big?

its cool !_!

[FTG V2]

He was obviously lying...Itachi alone would kill J-man adding Kisame would be overkill.

[~Khallil-Sama~]

its cool !_!

thnx :D

[DeadManWonderLand]

he was talking about J-man
or was he saying that to fool kisame?
he was a double agent take this into consideration.(&sick)

no jiraiya is not called a legendary shinobi of the leaf for nothing.

[★Sir Derp Obito]

Fugaku didn't name his son weasel for nothing

[siavash1994]

yes, when third hokage died then itachi return to village immediately for give message to elders & Danzo that itachi is still alive so making them to not touch property on Sasuke.

[Champ]

Ofcourse he was lyin. After he learned the 3rd Hokage died, he went to the village to remind Danzo that he was still alive, and not to harm Sasuke.

[Anakin Skywalker]

its not completely true but ya Jman is a tough foe so Itachi wanted to avoid him at all cost

EDIT: the amount of itachi fanboys and their argument are just BS

remember guys Jman took out 4 pain paths without any knowledge
and all are saying itachi solos jman

[Exaar]

He wasn't trying to fool Kisame, Kisame knew full well who jiraiya is and how Powerful he is famed to be.

[Owarij]

Nope, Itachi meant what he said, Jiraya equally match, Ksame, Itachi, sasori, kakuzu

He wasn't trying to fool Kisame, Kisame knew full well who jiraiya is and how Powerful he is famed to be.

Kisame didn't know who jiraya was, just that he's one of the three legendary sannin...Fearing a reputation, Itachi used his ignorance and made him seem like an opponent that couldn't be defeated even with backup.... he probably doesn't know that itachi fodderized a sannin as a kid from the statement he made

[natssuu]

He had no intention to fight Jiraiya, vice versa.

[Noddy]

Kisame didn't need convincing. And it's true that Itachi wanted to avoid fighting Jiraiya because of his love for Konoha. But he was talking about the Kyūbi when he made that infamous statement. All he said about Jiraiya was that 'even the greatest of heroes have their weaknesses' or something along those lines.

[Django]

he was obviously lying loool he alone would be too much for jman much less kisame

J-Man > Itachi.

[megaamine]

he's a professional liar

[Exaar]

Kisame didn't need convincing. And it's true that Itachi wanted to avoid fighting Jiraiya because of his love for Konoha. But he was talking about the Kyūbi when he made that infamous statement. All he said about Jiraiya was that 'even the greatest of heroes have their weaknesses' or something along those lines.

So Itachi was worried about a almost completely sealed/suppressed kyuubi when the man standing next to him is a perfect match for fighting jinchuuriki and can even go Toe to Toe with a perfect jinchuuriki?.

Itachi or kisame had zero reasons to worry about the kyuubi.

[Noddy]

So Itachi was worried about a almost completely sealed/suppressed kyuubi when the man standing next to him is a perfect match for fighting jinchuuriki and can even go Toe to Toe with a perfect jinchuuriki?.

Itachi or kisame had zero reasons to worry about the kyuubi.

Because he is loyal to Konoha. He didn't want to have to harm or capture Naruto. He was lying. I'm merely telling you that he was talking about Naruto. If you read from right to left it becomes obvious that Jiraiya was not the initial subject of the conversation.