"I'd like to see his sword sometime, if he has it here." Chouji is curious. "I wonder if he could make anything that will respond to chakra in a certain way." Chouji still hasn't acquired a primary weapon that will grow when he does, although his armor will do that just fine. After seeing his father during recent battles, Chouji has been thinking about the ways his own fighting style should mirror or differ from his father's. If he is going to be stuck here, he ought to use the time as well as he can.

He nods, still sympathetic, at Aang's very honest answer. "Yeah. I was four months older than my teammates when I woke up today, now I'm a year, or two years, younger."

Chouji smiles. "She does sound like a ninja. What's bending, though?"