User blog comment:Dragonboy78/Natsu not getting credit/@comment-25324252-20151016023050

Because he isnt. He is the main character of the story so he always gets to fight the big bad at the end of the arc, but in terms of in world stats, Erza, Laxus, Gildarts and Mira are all stronger than him in the guild. He is certainly among the strongest in the guild and he will become the strongest by the end of the story, but he isnt yet.