And people wonder why everyone hates this fandom. It's because people flip out over the cliffhangers at the end of the chapters--and don't shut up, even when there is no proof of something.
Stop acting like children. He isn't dead. If you've read the series, you'll KNOW. Kishimoto has a very certain formula he sticks to--and when a MAJOR character is going to DIE, he has flashbacks, sad little story things, and other stuff to "commemorate" the person before they go.
Look at Asuma and Jiraiya, as
>>1130109and
>>1129786have said. And calm down.
Fuck, Kakashi will get more ceremony when he dies then Jiraiya did, I'm sure.