Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-3261234-20150226122433/@comment-25506982-20150226222221

Hawkeye2701 wrote: If there was one thing I didn't like, it was his thing about the last battle and going to be stationed up North, that's being put on a bus if I ever seen it, and it's not like anyone would've been asking themselves after this "Whatever happened to that Shira guy? Why wasn't he around for Gaara being kidnapped etc?"

There's a still a possibility of something happening to him in this arc. Remember, Gaara decided to oversee the Exams to lure out the rebels/traitors and possible Akatsuki members. Not saying Shira's going to be one, but something could happen that may cost him his life.