Chouji is suitably impressed by the meteor sword. "What exactly are meteors made of?" he wonders. "Do they make stronger weapons than ordinary metal?" After the initial distraction of unfamiliar weapons, he reads into Aang's statement because of the parallel to his own situation. "You arrived more recently than him?" Chouji asks sympathetically.

Aang's claim of Chouji as a friend inspires a big grin. Genuine offers of friendship are rarely made so quickly, but Chouji knows that Aang means it.

Maybe at some point he'll show Aang exactly what he does with that chakra. For now, though, there are clothes to find. As they enter the clothing store, Chouji looks around for anything familiar. "What about you? You're not a ninja, but is there anything similar where you come from?" Aang is the first person Chouji has met here from another world, and he is curious.