:An irrefutable reference is needed for the claim that Jiraiya is dead. If there is none, we get a surge of people saying, "Nu-uh he's alive," as opposed to the current, "Duh he's dead." People who were at Jump Festa, regardless of their standing, do not make for good references; we can't expect readers to track people down and read their minds in order to "relive" the interview and verify it. Readers need documentation of the interview provided by a reliable body (Shueisha, Weekly Shonen Jump, etc.) or comments on the interview reported by a reliable body (CNN Japan, The Tokyo Times, whatever). Translations on forums aren't good enough; if we were to rely solely on what people on forums report as fact, we'd still have something on the three-tails being a shark or the Fourth Hokage's name being Arashi. Again, nothing is lost if there is no deceased tag next to Jiraiya's age, as the article notes what Pain said. Besides, the Age parameter is not intended to be used as an indicator of a character's death; Death or Last [appearance] is. Until you can get someone who knows Japanese to track down the interview on jumpfesta.com or a more clearcut statement concerning Jiraiya's death is made in the manga, the article will remain as it is. ~