LOL. I get a kick out of it all. I've even started to think how they will react once the dust settles and reality checks back in. They seem to have forgotten about Chouji and Neji. And Gaara. Although I can't blame them. Last 2 guys to go were big, especially Jiraya. The basic reasoning is that if he can kill off Jiraya, he can kill any other character underneath him. And after "Kakashi", the rest are nothing compared.

Plus, you add a bit of this Pain character, and you got quite a few people believing it's all true.