Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or any of the other characters in the series. That honor belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

Author's note: Chouji's name comes from two words: "Chou" meaning butterfly, and "ji" meaning love and friendship.

Butterfly

Caterpillars spend all their time eating. Every ounce of energy devoted to it. They don't reach for the stars or try to fly. They simply move from one meal to the next – with snacks in between of course. Then something happens when they are alone.

They fly. They spread their magnificent wings and take flight, leaving behind all those who thought that fat caterpillar would end up a meal before it did anything with its life. The butterfly is beautiful flying as though it could join the stars.

It's a very long fall from the stars.