Akimichi Clan

The Akimichi clan (秋道一族, Akimichi Ichizoku) is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure.

Ino–Shika–Chō
Ino-Shika-Chō" (Boar–Deer–Butterfly,いの しか ちょうトリオ ) is a symbol of the bond between the Akimichi, Nara, and Yamanaka. The Akimichi Clan names everyone of their members with the suffix Cho-, and are always partnered with members of the Nara and Yamanaka clans, who have a similar tradition. Their team captain is always a member of the Sarutobi Clan. Once they achieve the rank of genin, they are given the earrings of their parents, so that they can hear the oath of their parents constantly in their ears. Once they pass the chūnin exams, their team leader makes them swear an oath to protect the village and each other, and awards them with their own pair of earrings. The old pair is returned to their parents, and they are now seen as adults by their clan.

Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi Clan Memorial
A memorial of the Yamanaka, Nara and Akimichi clan is located in Konohagakure represents the pact that all three clans made in the past, swearing to protect the village and each other. Symbols of all three clans are engraved onto the memorial.

Calorie Control
Clan members have great body expansion and physical strength. This is due to their bodies being able to turn calories and fat into chakra. Their attacks use up a lot of chakra, so most Akimichi have high chakra levels, and eat during battle to regain chakra. As a sign of their love of food, all members wear the kanji for food, (食 shoku). Higher level ninja are able to take complete control of their calorie to chakra conversion, without the use of pills. This will lead to the person releasing chakra into the shape of butterfly wings

Pills
As a last resort, pills are taken to amplify a users power. These pills force the body to convert fat into chakra at a dangerous rate. After the third pill is taken, the person's body is destroyed, due to their inability to stop the fat conversion. Before the war the Nara Clan did research that allowed the Fifth Hokage to neutralise the poison and repair the damage to the sixteenth clan head Chōji Akimichi, after he took all three pills to fight and kill an enemy ninja.

There are three colored pills that the Akimichi use, in order of increasing strength:


 * The green Spinach Pill (ホウレン丸, Hōrengan)


 * The yellow Curry Pill (カレー丸, Karēgan)


 * The red Chilli Pill (トンガラシ丸, Tongarashigan), is said to increase one's power a hundred times.

Bō
Many Akimichi use bō, a long staff like weapon that get larger as the user gets larger, which is useful when they use any type of expansion jutsu. Bō are often made of hard wood such as oak, or bamboo.