Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-1926479-20180323224645/@comment-734582-20180326070017

Elveonora wrote: Jiraiya's ghost/soul actually never touched Naruto, that was purely symbolic/in Naruto's head. Naruto didn't know he was dead, making the "in his head" part impossible. As for symbolism, it's still symbolism that he's dead.