User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 295: Sting and Lector, Review./@comment-5113042-20120817221059/@comment-1454981-20120817230735

look at other animes, like naruto or one piece. the main characters have their limits. for example, naruto would get decimated by the likes of the 3rd hokage in his prime or madara or even the 4th. and in OP luffy would stand no chance against the admirals or the yonko. but look at FT, with the way mashima makes natsu win his fights. its pretty clear he would beat zeref come the time for the fight. its not something we can debate upon cause the way mashima makes natsu win ALL THE TIME. at this point natsu winning is expected.