Adept-eX

He is saying that Naruto literally it's between the life and the death, and probably Obito and Sakura are doing the impossible to resurrect him. Also it confirms that Hagoromo is some kind of spectre  that transcends the time

About the last episode, I must say Fenris did  a really interesting observation:
 

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"and i realized that love could make anything come true"
 
so i feel like
sakura could be wishing so hard for naruto to be alive that... :) just some thoughts bout next chapter.

If Sakura manages to trigger some sort of "miracle of love" that brings back Naruto, it would be the confirmation we were waiting for. The cool about this is it doesn't need to be a explicit confession, but still has the weight and credibility needed for a convincing development

Also it would fit with the Matrix-esque that some fans have been speculating for the NS canonization:

The protagonist dies, the heroine realize her feelings, the love triggers a "miracle"  and the protagonist returns stronger than ever.

That beard though...

 

Reminds me of those old japanese martial arts masters.

Something like this?

Who are the next ones to die? Obviously, Obito. Maybe Tenten, if she suffers chakra depletion due the usage of Rikudo's tools.,