He grins back at Korra. "I have teammates here too. That makes everything a little better, I think." Pausing for a moment first, Chouji adds, "Not that I want Shikamaru or Ino stuck here, but I wouldn't have liked arriving without them."

Naga has been friendly enough since that Chouji reaches out to pet her on the head as he assures Korra, "I'll look forward to meeting Ikki, then." She must be friendly if Korra's sure that he'll meet Ikki soon.