I had forgotten about roots until just now. anyhow, jiraiyas forshadowing his death made me think that it was eminent. however, i am starting to doubt whether or not he will die. It would serve to forward the story line to its climax but like during the chuunin exam, none of the leaf ginin died where it looked like each one was going to bite it.

it is really hard to tell where the plot is going, i dont thnk the orichimaru/sasuke plot is dead... im still waiting for oro to awaken inside of sasuke.. really all together there are way too many sub plots hanging in the balance; just like Root which i had forgotten about.