That tone is one he's come to identify over the years with acceptance, albeit occasionally reluctant. No one who uses it comes back later to taunt him about his weight or his eating habits. He only ever hears it from friends. Chouji's grin is as much for that as for the food.

"I have even more reason to look forward to a team dinner, then," he muses, his expression softening. Chouji's been hoping for barbecue with Team 10, whole and including their sensei again, since the second he found out it was a possibility.

Shortages are an acceptable risk, especially if they come as rarely as Temari says.