Originally posted by: chet_chetty
I just find it funny that Sasuke was able to land the blow in the first place. I dont belive, in the Haku fight, that Naruto actually saw those spears coming at him thus enabling him to shield them off w/ chakra. It seemed like 100% of his focus was pointed at mauling Haku and the chakra shielding was a subconscious act. It was a physicaly reaction rather than a mental one. It seems that they've built Naruto to have somewhat of a Gaara-like natural defense when he's in Kyuubi mode (again basing this on the Haku fight) but it doesnt make itself present in this current fight. That seems inconsistent.
actually, the kyubi chakra does not act as a natural defense that is active all the time like gaara's sand. in both sources (manga ch. 28 and anime ep. 17), it clearly shows naruto exerting chakra outwards to deflect the needles away. they're all voluntary acts and they have not shown to act involuntarily.

Originally posted by: randomguy
Umm... if naruto can recover from an impaled right lung (with sasuke's hand sticking out on the other side) within a few seconds, Sasuke's hits shouldn't have phased Naruto at all. Even if Sasuke's punch's power is combined with Naruto's own force running into it, it's nothing compared to a hole through the chest.
naruto healing immediately after getting impaled by a chidori and naruto getting knocked down by a punch have nothing to do with each other. i do not see the point of the comparison. plz explain how naruto's healing ability has anything to do with sasuke's punch being effective.