his new ability to grow and sharpen his hair, creating a huge crater in the ground on impact. Hisattack however didn't phase them since Kakuzu was able to protect himself and Hidan merely endured it. Not long after did Kakuzu unleash his masks and Hidan was freed from Shikamaru's possession.WhenHidan called Chōji "fatso" and insulted his sensei, Chōji enraged,chargedathimbutwasstoppedbyShikamaru'sshadowforgoingincarelessly, unfortunately leaving an opening for Hidan to attack. Fortunatelyhe was saved by Kakashi who dealt with Hidan himself with Kakuzu appearing before him. He acted fast and attacked Kakuzu withhis colossal fists but Kakuzu easily managed to stop his attack and knocked him out. When he regained consciousness, he increased his body size and used [[Super Open Hand Slap]] to crush the two of the masks and keep themat bay.

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Later, after Naruto arrived and defeated Kakuzu, Chōji returned to Konoha with the rest of his team, noting that Naruto's defeating Kakuzu made him "cool", even if not as much so as Shikamaru.

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His attempt was unsuccessful, and Kakuzu was able to capture he and the rest of the team. As they were going to be hit with a [[Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work|massive fire attack]] by Kakuzu, they were saved by Naruto and Yamato's [[Typhoon Water Vortex Technique|combined technique]] to cancel it out. After Naruto arrived and defeated Kakuzu, Chōji returned to Konoha with the rest of his team, noting that Naruto defeating Kakuzu made him "cool", even if not as much so as Shikamaru.

When [[Pain]] began his [[Invasion of Pain|invasion]], Chōji and his father arrived at