i really do think gaara is dead,
like i said in an earlier post, gaara did go out in a bang when he saved his village with the last of his strength from the explosion

kishimoto shouldnt be the one to take back his own words, like when chiyo said that if the demon is removed the host will be dead, like naruto says "thats my ninja way" kishimoto should follow this

btw, i was wondering, where in the manga does it mention that shukaku would be sealed into deidara, ive probably missed that part.