Choji should have died. One of the biggest weaknesses of Kishi as writer is how much he spoils his self-admitted favorite character/insert Shikamaru in story. Both here and how one of the main lessons of "blind revenge is bad" in Part 2 is completely ignored in favor of him TRAPPED AND BETRAYING Hidan with Naruto and Kakashi completely saving Team 8 of actual consequences for their vendetta.