And I'd say if this is his biggest mistake in the entire series he came out in the black in my eyes.

What was that other writer's name.... the guy who made that pretty cool show that ended up spiraling into a world of deus ex machina?

Kubo or something? Yeah I'd say comparatively I can let this one slide and just go back to not trying to study it like a science. As long as it keeps consistent enough for me to not call bullshit every episode then I can love it all the same. Albeit thorough work is a more interesting work.... if it was something like Evangelion then I could see myself delving deep and wanting it to all be perfect. But its naruto, and so it is.