Chouchou Akimichi is a kunoichi and a member of Konohagakure's Akimichi clan. Together with her teammates Inojin Yamanaka and Shikadai Nara, she forms the seventeenth generation of the Ino–Shika–Chō trio. Chouchou is the only child of Karui and Chōji Akimichi. As her parents continued to stay close to their childhood friends over the years, Chouchou ultimately came to know the various parents' respective kids well. In the anime, when she was younger, Chouchou had very high fever. Her parents worked earnestly to get special medicine for her, which caused Chouji to trim down so much that Chouchoudidn't recognize him, making her have lingering doubts about her parentage. Like her father, Chouchou never turns down an invitation when it comes to food. This is evident when she skips her training with her fellow Ino–Shika–Chou members in favour of going to eat with her sensei, Anko Mitarashi. Rather than feeling guilty for this, Chouchou displayed indifference to the consequences. In stark contrast to her father, who was always quick to rile when his weight was brought up, she was easily able to brush off being called fat. Her weight, in fact, doesn't seem to bother her at all, rather, Chouchou appears to be quite confident and self-assured — a trait she perhaps inherited from her mother. A few years later, however, Chouchou started to become conscious about her appearance, and would actively try to lose a few pounds, only to fail upon seeing her father's excessive eating habits. This, coupled with her own mother having no problem with weight, has humorously caused Chouchou to believe she is adopted. She became impulsively convinced that any random adult she would find impressive is possibly her real parent. Ironically, upon approaching Chouji's slimmer form after using his Calorie Control, she approached him in the same manner. Having chosen to walk down her own path, Chouchou believes in doing everything at her own pace. She seems to be somewhat self-centered, as she thinks that many situations and events revolve around her. Chouchou also possess a competitive nature, challenging her father to frequent eating contests. She is also a romantic at heart, delighting in a good love story and hoping to find love herself. Despite her rather eccentric nature, Chouchou is also a very caring friend and kind girl who shows great concern and esteem for her best friend Sarada while taking time to assist others in ways she believes are helpful when they are in trouble. Like many others in her generation, she admires the Seventh Hokage.