Chōji Akimichi

Chōji Akimichi (秋道チョウジ, Akimichi Chōji) is a supporting character in the Naruto anime/manga series and its sequel series Boruto. 
He is one of Naruto's closest friends since childhood and is the best friend of Shikamaru Nara. He is a chūnin-level shinobi of Konohagakure's Akimichi clan and a member of Team Asuma. Along with his team-mates, he is part of an Ino–Shika–Chō trio, just like their fathers were before them. 
He is voiced by and Yumi Kawashima as a child in the Japanese version of the anime, and by and as a child in the English version.
==Personality==
Chōji is a very kindhearted and affable person. Additionally, he is primarily motivated by the prospect of food, and becomes highly agitated when somebody calls him "fat" (he refers to himself as "big boned", "chubby", or "pleasingly plump"). However, he does not hide his love for food and his near constant hunger is also a hindrance to his team-mates, as eating often comes before other necessities such as stealth and teamwork. Food can also make him over-react about trivial things, such as who gets the last piece of meat, or when Akamaru tried to take his food, and he refuses to let anyone else eat the last chip in the bag. Chōji has a long-standing friendship with Shikamaru. The two have complete trust in each other, with Shikamaru being one of the few people to look past Chōji's lack of athleticism, and see that he had a good heart; recognizing Chōji's true strength. Because of this, Chōji has unconditional faith and loyalty to Shikamaru and, if necessary, would give his life for him.
==Appearance==
Chōji has brown hair, swirl marks on his cheeks, and like the rest of his clan, he has a much more robust physique than most other ninja. Since his childhood, he has always been quite husky which is a necessity in his clan to perform their techniques since they convert calories to chakra. During Part I, Chōji's wore grey shorts, a rather long white scarf, a short-sleeved green jacket over a white shirt with his clan's emblem on it, ring earrings, and his legs and forearms were wrapped in bandages. His forehead protector was also worn on a bandanna around his head. 
During Part II, he sports a red top with armor on his torso, arms, and upper legs, similar to his father. On the front of his chest armor is the obligatory kanji for "eat". His brown hair has grown much longer, and he also changes his earrings from hoops to the studs that he got as a gift from Asuma.
==Background==
Chōji was born into the Akimichi clan, and is slated to become the Sixteenth head of the Akimichi after his father, Chōza. When Chōji was younger, he was often put down for being bad at a child's game called "Ninja", which appears to be a cross between tag and hide and seek, often using shuriken made out of cardboard. His peers were frequently demeaning him, telling him that any team that he was on was bound to lose. One day, they simply refused to let him play at all. Chōji and his father were later seen talking on the roof of a building where Chōji was still upset over the mistreatment by the other children. His father told him that few people have a heart as kind and caring as his, and one day he would meet someone who would see that in him and respect him for it, and that eventually they would be the best of friends. Soon after, Shikamaru walked up the stairs. Chōji recognized him as the one who had defended him earlier. He asked Shikamaru why he wasn't playing the game, to which Shikamaru responded that it was a drag. He then told Chōji that he liked to come up there to watch the clouds and that Chōji happened to be sitting in his spot. Chōji moved over to give him room. Shikamaru proceeded to lie down before telling Chōji that he should watch the clouds with him. This delighted Chōji, and he eagerly asked Shikamaru if he wanted to eat some snacks that he had brought. Shikamaru took him up on the offer, causing Chōji to be overjoyed, then Shikamaru said "This is the best, watching clouds and eating chips". From that day on, the two became best friends.
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==Trivia==
*According to both Naruto and Shikamaru, Fatso/Fatty is absolutely a taboo word in front of Chōji.
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