Hints about his death were dropped right from when he left Konoha on a dangerous mission but nobody believed that Kishimoto would actually have the gall to kill off Jiraiya. Well, as it turns out, he did. Jiraiya met his end at the hands of his student, Nagato Uzumaki.

Who killed Jiraiya die?

During the battle, Nagato's Six Paths of Pain severed Jiraiya's arm and crushed his throat before impaling him in the back multiple times with a volley of black chakra rods.

Which Akatsuki member killed Jiraiya?

Nagato was able to kill Jiraiya with relative ease after revealing all six of his bodies. In praising his former teacher, Nagato later noted that he had underestimated Jiraiya's level of genjutsu usage, stating that he likely would not have won if Jiraiya had uncovered the secret behind his Six Paths of Pain technique.