Choji Akimichi

Also see the original: Choji Akimichi Choji Akimichi is a Shinobi, a Genin of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. He is on Team Asuma, teamed with Shikamaru Nara and Ino Yamanaka under Asuma Sarutobi.

Background
Choji participated in the Chunin Selection Exams at an undisclosed point prior to the start of the series. He took part in a mission to prevent Sasuke Uchiha from defecting from the Hidden Leaf. The mission failed, and Choji nearly died in the process.

Appearance
Choji is a young man of stout build. He has fair skin and brown, spiky hair. He wears a green jacket over a yellow shirt with a red Japanese kanji on it. He also wears a white scarf around his neck and has brown shorts. In place of a standard Headband, he wears a bandanna with a metal plate adorned with the Hidden Leaf insignia.

Personality
Choji has shown to not be fond of physically arduous situations, and will tend to complain if there is not sufficient food present.

Season One
Choji participates in the Season One Chunin Selection Exams alongside his teammates in Team Asuma. The team is seen taking a break during the Second Exam. The three complain about having to fight their way through the Forest of Death. Choji laments the lack of satisfactory food in the forest. Their team passes the Exam, and they must now participate in a Preliminary Exam comprising of one-on-one battles to determine who will proceed to the Third Exam.

Trivia
Choji is mentioned in Chapter Fifteen Scavenge, however, he was not formally introduced until Chapter Seventeen and thus his debut is labeled as such.