Board Thread:Naruto Gaiden/@comment-4704473-20150603131227/@comment-26275777-20150604124857

Can we all just take a minute and acknowledge the fact that a fireball jutsu actually hit someone and actually did respectable damage for once in this manga. The last time I can recall that happening was in the Forest of Death when Orochimaru purposely let Sasuke's fireball hit him.

This is the real reason why Sasuke couldn't use any of his jutsu in this chapter. He's been spending the past fifteen or so years trying to get Goukyaku no Jutsu to work properly.