Arc, but it wasn't until he broke them out of Jirōbō's [[Earth Release Barrier: Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness|dome]] that the rest of [[Sasuke Retrieval Team]] believed him.

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InPartI, Shikamaru said that Chōji is the strongest member of the Sasuke Retrieval Team, but that he lacks confidence in himself. In Part II, he was able to provide assistance against [[Yahiko|Deva Path]] with his father, and helped [[Kakashi Hatake]] decipher the weakness of [[Shinra Tensei]]. After mastering [[Calorie Control]] during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], he helped [[Hiashi Hyūga]] subdue his brother [[Hizashi Hyūga]], as well as restrain [[Kakuzu]] with the help of [[Darui]], [[Izumo Kamizuki]], and [[Kotetsu Hagane]].

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==Abilities==

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[[File:Double Human Bullet Tank.PNG|thumb|left|Chōji and Chōza attacking Pain with one of their clan's trademark techniques.]]

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Even at a young age, Chōji displayeda lot of potential as a shinobi, as seen during the [[Chūnin Exams]] when he helped battle the [[Otogakure]] [[genin]] that were attacking [[Team Kakashi]], requiring [[Zaku Abumi]] to use the full power of his modified arms to stop his attack. Shikamaru noted that Chōji was physically the strongest member of the [[Sasuke Retrieval Team]], which was shown when he single-handedly defeated a member of the [[Sound Four]], [[Jirōbō]]. After the timeskip, Chōji's skills improved immensely and he was promoted to [[chūnin]], helped fight off [[S-rank]] shinobi from [[Akatsuki]] like [[Kakuzu]], and even proved instrumental in [[Kakashi Hatake]]'s plan to nearly defeat [[Nagato]]'s [[Deva Path]]. During the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], upon mastering [[Butterfly Chōji Mode]], he could defeat Kakuzu, [[Hizashi Hyūga]], and even battle the [[Demonic Statue