I just don't like the idea that most of the genins are so powerfull. Wasn't Chouji one of the weakest genins? I like that Chouji barely managed to beat him, but Neji had more trouble with the spider bitch than Chouji had with Jiroubu. Chouji deserved to win I guess since Jiroubu was the weakest of the four. But he should have died, the anime did this very very well. The part with him at the tree with the carvings in it was great, but he should have died. It's not that I don't like Chouji, I think he's a good character, it was his time to die and make the arc and the whole anime much better.