I hope so. [It did take him a long time to step up during the war, but when he did, Chouji managed to surprise everyone. He thinks his father was proud, and he can't help smiling again at that thought.]
Yes! He and Ino are my teammates, too. Both of them are here.
[Sometimes Chouji wonders if their fathers intentionally had children the same year so that their children would wind up teammates and Ino-Shika-Chou could continue directly into the next generation. He doesn't bother thinking too hard about that, though. He's just happy he has Shikamaru and Ino.]
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Yes! He and Ino are my teammates, too. Both of them are here.
[Sometimes Chouji wonders if their fathers intentionally had children the same year so that their children would wind up teammates and Ino-Shika-Chou could continue directly into the next generation. He doesn't bother thinking too hard about that, though. He's just happy he has Shikamaru and Ino.]