Chouji bursts through the clay prison wall and frees the Konoha team as Jiroubou's walls crumble behind them. Neji byakugans to learn that the other three and Sasuke are long gone. Naruto and Kiba recklessly attack the remaining Sound nin, but soon learn he's not easy to take. He smacks the ground using Earth Barrier: Raging Wave! and a tidal wave of earth rushes at the boys. Chouji uses Meatball Dance to stop the attack. When the smoke clears, the Konoha boys are gone.
Shikamaru divides the group into two. One group (Shikamaru and Naruto) will stay and fight Jiroubou while the other (Neji, Kiba, and Chouji) will follow Sasuke.
Jiroubou impatiently scans the area for the boys. He soon finds them and the battle resumes. Shikamaru tries to use Shadow Bind, but Jiroubou won't fall for that again and smashes the ground to escape the lingering attack. He then disappears and reappears behind them holding a massive boulder. Doton Doryo Dango: Earth Seal Mud and Jiroubou tosses the massive hunk of earth at the Konoha team, who are easily able to dodge it. Jiroubou then reaches through the earth, grabs Shikamaru, and mocks their loser of a leader. Enraged, Chouji saves him with Meatball dance and declares that this guy is his.
Chouji distributes soldier pills to the rest of his teammates and assures Shikamaru he brought his own special soldier pills. He then commands everyone to head after Sasuke and pops the green pill. Confident in Chouji's abilities, Shikamaru assures him they will return for him, and the four head off leaving the Sound nin to Chouji.
As Shikamaru passes out the soldier pills, Neji asks about Chouji's special medicine. Shikamaru explains that he brought secret medicine from the Akemichi clan. Each of the three pills contains hidden powers, though they aren't without side effects. As Chouji struggles with the pain from the green pill, Shikamaru begs him not to take the red one.
Hoping to finish Jiroubou off quickly, Chouji plans his final attack. He forms seals for Baika no Jutsu and embeds kunai in his massive body. The meatball with spikes rolls towards Jiroubou, who uses Doroku Gaeshi: Earth Wall Land Flip to open a trap door in front of him. Chouji rolls right passed and into Jiroubou, piercing his body with the kunai.
Akamaru senses the monster's power and wonders if it's possible that chouji can even beat Jiroubou. Neji admits that since they don't know anything about the Sound Four, it's possible that Chouji has no chance.
Jiroubou goes to level 2 cursed seal and pounds Chouji out of his meatball technique. He then proceeds to pound the heck out of Chouji, who falls into despair. Everyone always thought he was virtually useless. And Jiroubou plays into his mentality, criticizing his incompetent leader for even bringing him along in the first place.
Meanwhile, Shikamaru explains that they were risking their lives for this mission, though even if some do die, they still might not accomplish their task of reaching Sasuke. He has confidence that Chouji can hold his own. Kiba thinks Chouji is the weakest of the bunch but was trying to prove his worth by staying behind.
As Jiroubou punches Chouji hard in the face, he remembers Shikamaru's confidence in him. He pulls another pill. Shikamaru believes in him and that's why he left this battle to him.
Shikamaru counters Kiba's accusations. Chouji is strong. And after taking the yellow pill, Chouji is renewed with a massive flow of chakra and uses Bubun Baika no Jutsu! Partial Multi-size