User blog comment:Zhonke/DRAGON HELPED SABO DIDN'T HE???/@comment-3181121-20110626124649/@comment-1595565-20110627013128

Yeah, but Sabo coming back would take away all the poetry of his death. The role model/teacher/mentor almost has to die in order for the character to grow up. The absolution of Sabo's death, thus leaving Luffy is what is important here. It wouldn't be right if Luffy meets the revolutionaries and Sabo pops out and goes "Just kidding!"