Jiraiya’s journey to seek out a student is postponed due to the outbreak of the Third Great Ninja War. Jiraiya joins Tsunade and Orochimaru to battle the Village Hidden in the Rain. Following the battle, the three ninja are named the “Legendary Sannin,” a title given to them by the enemy Hanzo of the Great Salamander himself.
Huh...? But Nagato is stronger
than you, Yahiko!
!ماذا؟ لكن ناغاتو أقوى منك يا ياهيكو
¿Eh? ¡Pero Nagato es más 
fuerte que tú, Yahiko!
¿Eh? ¡Pero Nagato es más 
fuerte que tú, Yahiko!
Да? Но Нагато ведь
 сильнее тебя, Яхико!