Originally posted by: Knives122
But to kill a character like that who has a really deep and sad story in the series would be like firing a really good player on a B-Ball/Football team, and then it would suck, and he made a promise to himself that he wouldnt die, in situations like that, pure determination and will can overcome injury(We've seen this in a bunch of animes:Flame of Recca, DBZ, you name it, its happened in it) and just because a feather fell doesnt mean hes dead, it can also mean that the person has been reborn. Thats my defense on why Neji didnt die.

not doing chouji
Deep and sad story??

I guess we all forgot about Haku, he had a very deep background and when he died alot of people were sad, but that is what makes Naruto the story that it is.
Zaku was another character that had a sad past until Oro helped him out, in fact we barely got into his early years, of course we all know what happened to him in the end.
Kishimoto has a great ability of creating and destroying great characters. It would not surprise if either or both of those guys are dead. I do not mind a character dying b/c it keeps the story more interesting and you start to care for the characters alot more.