Choji Akimichi

is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. "Choji" means "butterfly (Cho-)" and "the second son (-ji)" added together. Butterflies are insects known to eat sweets. Ironically enough, slim Ino has a name meaning "boar" and plump Choji is a "butterfly". Choji also manifests butterfly wings made of chakra after eating the third red pill during his fight against Jirobo. Given that his normal hairstyle creates two caterpillar-lik... More

is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. "Choji" means "butterfly (Cho-)" and "the second son (-ji)" added together. Butterflies are insects known to eat sweets. Ironically enough, slim Ino has a name meaning "boar" and plump Choji is a "butterfly". Choji also manifests butterfly wings made of chakra after eating the third red pill during his fight against Jirobo. Given that his normal hairstyle creates two caterpillar-like protrusions to match his grub-like body, this is likely all part of a metaphor about metamorphosis. Choji Akimichi is a member of the Akimichi clan, one of the four noble clans in Konohagakure. As one of the 'Rookie Nine', Choji became a Genin in the same year as Naruto Uzumaki. Together with Shikamaru Nara and Ino Yamanaka, he was assigned to Asuma Sarutobi's Team 10. Choji, Shikamaru and Ino call themselves the "Ino-Shika-Cho Trio", just like their fathers before them. As an Akimichi, Choji has learned the clan's secret jutsu, "Multi...

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