<p>I don't recall the scene. But in Japanese, he probably actually referred to him as <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Megane"><em>megane</em></a> (meaning <em>spectacles</em>). Rather than using literal translations, subbers/dubbers prefer to use equivalent terms which will carry a similar tone in the target language. Since an equivalent epithet used in English for a bespectacled person is <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/four-eyes">four-eyes</a>, that is what was preferred.</p>

<p><em>Four-eyes</em> is almost always used as a derogatory term in English. But this isn't necessarily the case with <em>megane</em>. That said, considering the character of <em>Kabuto</em>, I expect that that is how it was used in this case. IOW, <em>four-eyes</em> is a perfect fit.</p>

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coleopterist
<p>Because he was the only one among all present there that was wearing a pair of glasses.<br>
The term <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/four-eyes">"Four eyes"</a> refers to people that wear spectacles.</p>

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<p>During the fight between Jiraiya and Tsunade against Orochimaru and Kabuto in the <em>Search for Tsunade Arc</em>, Jiraiya refers to Kabuto as "Four Eyes". Why did he get that name?</p>

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It is a slang for persons wearing pair of glasses.
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Why is Kabuto referred to as "Four Eyes"?
# Why is Kabuto referred to as "Four Eyes"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-08-05
During the fight between Jiraiya and Tsunade against Orochimaru and Kabuto in the *Search for Tsunade Arc*, Jiraiya refers to Kabuto as "Four Eyes". Why did he get that name?
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> **username_1**: It is a slang for persons wearing pair of glasses.  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-08-05. Score: 14 | Accepted answer
Because he was the only one among all present there that was wearing a pair of glasses.  
The term ["Four eyes"](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/four-eyes) refers to people that wear spectacles.
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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-08-05. Score: 7
I don't recall the scene. But in Japanese, he probably actually referred to him as [*megane*](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Megane) (meaning *spectacles*). Rather than using literal translations, subbers/dubbers prefer to use equivalent terms which will carry a similar tone in the target language. Since an equivalent epithet used in English for a bespectacled person is [four-eyes](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/four-eyes), that is what was preferred.

*Four-eyes* is almost always used as a derogatory term in English. But this isn't necessarily the case with *megane*. That said, considering the character of *Kabuto*, I expect that that is how it was used in this case. IOW, *four-eyes* is a perfect fit.
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