User blog comment:Marco the Marine Admiral/After watching Chapter 316, I bet that.../@comment-5552025-20130131005943/@comment-4829046-20130131062826

"Natsu was overpowered when he fought against Jellal and beating Hades was a stroke of luck if anything thanks to the exceeds."

We call that nakama power and plot armour. You can't give Natsu credit in those battles except for using epic attacks.