He dies in the manga, but they haven't gotten that far in the anime yet.

asuma does die asuma gets trapped in hidans jutsu and then asuma dies and when kurini *sp* was pregant with asuma's child O.e and it was very disturbing to listen to when i watched the episode and then shikamaru (mine) went to avenge asuma's death and shika buries hidan alive O.e.

Yes. Sorry for the spoiler. It turns out that Yuuhi Kurenai (English: Kurenai Yuhi) is in a relationship with him and is pregnant with his child.

ya....he was a cool character...srry for spoiler....ive been reading the manga...the anime hasnt made it to those eps yet...

yea an akatsuki kill him

An Akatsuki member (Hidan) kills him

Yes, he does V_V http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Asuma#Hidan_and_Kakuzu_arc Asuma was teamed up with Shikamaru, Kotetsu Hagane, and Izumo Kamizuki as members of the Niju Shotai. His team, along with the entire group, was ordered to search for and, if possible, capture a pair of Akatsuki members who had entered the Land of Fire. Asuma and his team eventually tracked down the Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu, at a Bounty Station, where they quickly discovered that Hidan was immortal after their first attack. The situation worsened, when Hidan's counter-attack resulted in him becoming 'linked' to Asuma through a curse ritual. Hidan assumed a Grim Reaper-like form, causing any bodily damage to Hidan to be shared with Asuma, while at the same time not hindering Hidan at all. Some quick thinking by Shikamaru managed to break Hidan's ritual, allowing Asuma to decapitate him with his chakra-extended trench knives. Surprisingly, Hidan's severed head started to talk, uttering expletives at Asuma and Kakuzu (for not helping him). Kakuzu finally stepped in as he admonished his partner for letting his guard down, and sewed Hidan's head back onto his body. With his body restored, Hidan resumed the ritual, and impaled himself in the heart. Though the blow did not instantly kill Asuma, it was still quite fatal. The rest of Team 10 arrived as back-up, which, combined with a telepathic call from Pain, forced the Akatsuki duo to leave. Before dying, Asuma left some parting words with his students, and smoked one last cigarette.