Everyone, including you, know pretty well that was all just for comic relief.
A lot of things are comic relief, they still happen. Sakura one-shotted her house. Funny, but now she lives in a 2 bedroom apartment at 30+
Himawari still knocked him (a fan favorite) out. Funny, but it happened.
Drunk Lee is funny as well, still gave kimi a run for his money.
Ino commented on Shino's warbler jutsu. Funny, but it still killed things.
Naruto used a perverted jutsu on a goddess, Funny. But it actually worked.
Please explain in detail what comic relief has to do with anything when Kishi can do it at the drop of a dime and it still validates it continuity. She didn't hit him over the head and leave a bump that goes away in the next panel.
She canonically knocked him on his ass for an entire day making him miss his ceremony.