Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-28518855-20160708162436/@comment-1512913-20160709195645

Durability of Naruto's cloak doesn't seem to be constant. It might be that's his defense is only as good as much chakra he has put into it. During 4th war, his basic Chakra Mode alone prevented damage from swords, lava release chakra mode and boil release attacks with not much damage to Naruto, while in Gaiden, Sasuke's sword went through and damaged him some. So either Naruto has somehow gotten much weaker, or power of his chakra cloak is a conscious thing, not constant.