Why did Jiraiya not get reanimated?
Joseph Russell
Updated on May 26, 2026
The real reason Jiraiya isn't reanimated is to protect the integrity of the character's emotional final scenes, but in the context of the narrative, his omission in the final war is certainly odd. Now, however, the Boruto sequel series has an opportunity to finally account for Jiraiya's absence in Naruto's final arc.