User blog comment:LegerPrime/Natsu surpasses Erza/@comment-95.51.118.58-20151009161503

No, Natsu isn't stronger than Erza at the moment, at least that's what I think judging from the chapters we've seen so far. But it's going to change very soon. Whether it will be because of his E.N.D. powers or not doesn't matter. We have that old hint from Phantom Lord arc that Natsu would surpass Erza one day (it was "postponed" because the manga was supposed to be shorter - Mashima planned to finish it with Phantom Lord arc; it didn't end up that way, so he had to postpone that moment) and the hint in Avatar arc: when Natsu defeated Ikusa-Tsunagi, Erza was obviously proud of him, as if he has got very close to surpassing her - at least that's how I interpreted it when I first read that chapter.

When it comes to Ajeel... meh, I don't really like the guy. (Please, can someone just one-shot him? He's irritating.) If Natsu will save Erza and kick his ass, I will be okay with that, but not exactly thrilled. What I would love to see is Natsu joining Erza and the two of them facing Ajeel together - not only would it be an awesome team (I don't think we've ever seen just Natsu and Erza combo, it would certainly look impressive) but also a logical solution: these two are ridiculously strong, and the both of them defeating a Spriggan together would make sense strength-wise.

While it's quite possible that Natsu will get involved in Erza's fight with Ajeel, personally I think it would be great if Kagura arrived with the reinforcements from other guilds and helped Erza defeat Ajeel - it wouldn't be as predictable as Natsu or Jellal showing up, and would make sense too, since Kagura is supposed to be the strongest mage from Mermaid Heel. Not that it means much since all other guilds are random in comparison with the unlimited power of friendship in FT guild, but... well, she was on pair with Erza once. And come on, that combo would look as epic as Natsu&Erza.