Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1251315-20161215125344/@comment-4912646-20161216163056

Naruto getting hit with Sasuke's sword never made any sense in the first place, regardless of how rusty he may be. Naruto was using a combination of Sage Mode and Nine-Tails chakra, yet got pierced by a sword that is, at best, equal to Orochimaru's, which previously couldn't pierce a weaker chakra cloak. But I guess said sword also pierced Ten-Tails Madara without a problem, so it's at least consistent in its inconsistency.