This is the most common follow-up question. As of the current timeline in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (both manga and anime), Kabuto is still alive.
There is no canon death scene for Kabuto. He has outlived many of his contemporaries (including Jiraiya, Asuma, Neji, and Itachi).
The fight is brutal. Kabuto, in his perfected Sage form, is nearly invincible—able to sense everything, regenerate, and even break the cave walls with his monstrous strength. He attacks with inorganic reanimation, scaly skin, and white rage techniques.
But Itachi has a plan that requires no killing blow. kabuto death
As Kabuto charges, Itachi closes his eyes, remembering the past. He activates a forbidden ocular power sealed within his Mangekyō Sharingan—Izanami.
If you came to this article expecting to read about Kabuto’s dramatic final moments, you have likely fallen victim to clickbait or fan-fiction. Kabuto Yakushi does not die in Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, or Boruto.
The character experiences three distinct "deaths" that are purely metaphorical: This is the most common follow-up question
His physical body, however, remains intact. He is one of the very few major antagonists from the original series to survive into the next generation, where he spends his days atoning for his sins—not by dying a hero, but by living as a caretaker.
While Kabuto’s body remains alive, his consciousness is shattered. He is frozen in an infinite loop, unable to move or cast jutsu. In that cavern, as Itachi releases the Edo Tensei and the reanimated souls fly into the sky, Kabuto’s former self dies.
Itachi, fading into light, touches Kabuto’s forehead and whispers:
"You don't have to forgive me. But no matter what you do from now on... know this. You are unique. Be proud of yourself." There is no canon death scene for Kabuto
From that moment, Kabuto Yakushi is no longer a threat. He is a hollow shell—trapped in a mental prison of his own making.
To understand why Kabuto doesn’t die, we have to revisit the Uchiha brothers’ confrontation in the cave during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
At this point, Kabuto is at his peak—Snake Sage Mode. He has transcended Orochimaru. He controls the reanimated army of Akatsuki, past Kage, and even Madara Uchiha himself. He is, arguably, the most dangerous non-Juubi villain in the series.