@Darth:
Actually, about that.
Why characters cannot act stupid in the work of fiction? I mean, even if we consider Komatsus choice as a stupid choice, why would that be bad? Are characters not allowed to make mistakes anymore?
Or for that matter, since when do characters in Shonen battle manga follow logic in their action?
Yeah, when you consider that Komatsu isn't really acting out of character. And it's actually in his character to be naive and reckless. Acting out of character would have been something like Komatsu refusing to give Midora a meal.
So yeah, while his reasons to stay may be… rather questionable, it has nothing to do with the writing but with how said the character acts.
Come to think of it, this is the only forum I've seen so far to discuss about something this minor, hmm.