@HS: I see where you're coming from but as Sid pointed out above, Jiraiya fell victim to this. Obito is also gonna fall victim to this permanent ending and Obito will too. It's also partly cause I strongly Obito will die in the end, the same will happen to Kabuto as Kishi has definitely established a parallel between the two in the last chapter.
Though your argument is sound, I think you should consider the possibility instead of completely blocking it out.
Ugh, Sid getting all my credit...
I dont see why he would die anyway but yeah he is not dying.
Where is your sig from dude?