Note: This recap contains a mix of information from both the original release of Yakuza and its remake Yakuza Kiwami, as well as unmarked spoilers.
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Chapter 1: Fate of a Kingslayer
October 1st 1995
Kazuma Kiryu, Lieutenant Advisor of the Dojima Family, is arrested for the murder of his patriarch, Sohei Dojima. When the police arrive, Kiryu surrenders without a fight, and all that's found on him is the gun used to kill Dojima and a ruby ring with the word "Yumi" inscribed on the inside.
September 30th, 1995
Kiryu is brought out for a collection by Shinji Tanaka, a younger member of the Dojima family that looks up to Kiryu. They head to Peace Finance, a lending firm that is in debt 200 million yen to the Dojima family. Kiryu and Shinji arrive at Peace Finance to find the boss and his men packing up with intent to skip town. The owner insists he doesn't have the money, and decides to fight off Kiryu and Shinji when they refuse to let them go. That ends about as well as you'd expect it, and Kiryu wrecks the place before leaving with the money. He and Shinji part ways, with Kiryu intending to take the money to Captain Shintaro Kazama while Shinji runs off to enjoy some of the Kamurocho nightlife. First, though, Kiryu decides to make a visit to his favorite bar Serena, where his childhood friend Yumi Sawamura works as a hostess.
On his way there he bumps into a low-ranking yakuza grunt, who angrily calls him out and attacks. Kiryu beats the thug, which catches the attention of another high-ranking yakuza: Goro Majima, the vicious Captain of the Shimano family and Patriarch of the Majima family. Majima happily greets "Kiryu-chan" before beating on the other yakuza, one of his underlings, but is prevented from stabbing the man with an umbrella by Kiryu intervening. Majima is amused by Kiryu's sense of honor and tries goading him into a fight, but Kiryu doesn't rise to the bait and tells Majima they have no reason to fight. Rather than get angry, Majima is delighted and skips off to think up some reason that will get Kiryu to fight him.
Kiryu finally makes it to Serena, where he is greeted by the bar's owner Reina and his blood brother Akira Nishikiyama. The two yakuza chat about Kiryu's coming promotion to Patriarch of his own family, and while Kiryu does his best to be modest about it both are well aware that it is pretty much a done deal. Just then Yumi arrives with food (wearing a familiar ruby ring, which Kiryu had gotten her for her birthday a few weeks prior), and the three friends enjoy a night of food and drinks together.
Eventually, duty calls and Kiryu heads over to the Kazama Family Headquarters to take the money to Kazama (Patriarch and Kiryu's father figure) and Osamu Kashiwagi (Kazama's lieutenant). Kazama warns Kiryu against being too reckless, especially now that he'll soon have a family to run, but their conversation is cut short when an underling enters with a phone call for Kiryu. It's Shinji with urgent news: after Kiryu left, Dojima and his men came to Serena and abducted Yumi, with Nishiki chasing after them. Kiryu rushes to Dojima family headquarters to help, but he arrives too late: Nishiki killed Dojima when the Patriarch tried to force himself on Yumi, and Kiryu arrives to find Nishiki standing over Dojima while Yumi weeps in terror. With no time to escape, Kiryu orders Nishiki take Yumi to safety while he confronts the cops, since Nishiki also has his ill sister to support and he can't do that serving time in jail. The two leave Kiryu to his fate, and the cops arrive to find Kiryu standing over Dojima's corpse.
At police HQ, Kiryu is interrogated by detective Makoto Date, who doesn't buy his story that Kiryu killed Dojima in a disagreement over money. Date insists that Kiryu is merely a Fall Guy for someone else, but his partner Junichi Sudo tells him the police would prefer to close the case and move on. Before Date leaves, Kiryu asks that he take Yumi's ring to Kazama for safekeeping. Kiryu is sentence to prison, and early into his sentence he gets a visit from Shinji with a letter from Chairman Masaru Sera: Kiryu has been expelled from the Tojo Clan and is no longer a yakuza. As Kiryu is taken back to his cell, Shinji delivers more bad news: Yumi has disappeared, and not even Kazama knows where she is.
Chapter 2: Ten Years Gone
December 5th, 2005
An emergency meeting of the Tojo Clan is called, with Kazama (now Clan Captain) attending. Once the Patriarchs are assembled, Nishiki (now Patriarch of his own family), reveals he heard a rumor out of Kansai of 10 billion yen being stolen from the Clan's vaults. Chairman Sera confirms the rumors are true and was planning to reveal this once the money was safely back in Tojo Clan hands, but the news infuriates the Patriarchs, most prominently Futoshi Shimano (who raised most of that money).
Meanwhile, Kiryu has made parole and returns to a changed Kamurocho. Prior to leaving prison, Kiryu received a letter from Kazama instructing Kiryu to go to a club called "Stardust", where the owner Kazuki will assist Kiryu. Upon arriving, Kiryu is mistaken for a yakuza by the bouncer, Yuya, who attacks Kiryu thinking he's there to try and extort protection money from them. The two fight, but are broken up by Kazuki, who apologizes to Kiryu for Yuya's rough behavior.
Inside Stardust, Kazuki explains his relation to Kazama: Kazama took Kazuki under his wing and taught him the finer details of running a business, including refusing to cave to yakuza who come to extort him. Kazama had hoped to meet Kiryu there in secret, but further turmoil arose: Chairman Sera has been assassinated, and the Clan heads are now preparing for a civil war over who will take his place. Kazama had been able to keep them in check with his men, but a betrayal within the Kazama family has weakened his standing. Just then, another gang of yakuza from the Shimano family come in looking for a fight, and Kiryu, Kazuki, and Yuya beat them down. The leader pulls a gun on Kiryu, but is disarmed by Shinji who drives them off for good.
With things quieting down, Kazuki and Shinji continue informing Kiryu of the news; the traitor within the Kazama family is none other than Nishiki, who is receiving backing from Yukio Terada of the rival Omi Alliance in a bid to go independent. Shinji is Nishiki's lieutenant, but is acting as The Mole for Kazama to keep an eye on Nishiki. Shinji also explains the case of the missing 10 billion yen, and that with Chairman Sera's funeral the next day it may be a while before Kiryu can talk to Kazama... at least, if Kiryu didn't plan on infiltrating the funeral to speak with Kazama.
Chapter 3: Funeral of Fists
Kiryu arrives at the funeral in disguise, and save for an encounter with an Omi Alliance member he manages to get in undetected. Kazama and Kiryu meet in private, with Kazama explaining that Nishiki was changed following the one-two punch of Kiryu going to prison and his sister dying from her illness (which is expanded upon in a number of cutscenes added in Kiwami). Furthermore, Kazama has information regarding Yumi, but a sniper shoots him before he can tell Kiryu. As Kiryu tries to help Kazama, Shimano and his goons bust in and attack Kiryu, with Kazama urging Kiryu to run and take care of both Yumi and the 10 billion.
Kiryu escapes and makes a run for the exit, fighting his way through the Tojo Clan. Shimano stops him at the gate, and after a protracted fight Kiryu emerges victorious. Kiryu escapes though the main gate, but not before spotting Nishiki watching from the sidelines with a smirk. Just when it seems Kiryu will be cut off, Date arrives and drives through the crowd, spiriting Kiryu back to Kamurocho. Meanwhile, a young girl watches a news report of the fighting before wandering off into the crowd.
Kiryu escapes and makes a run for the exit, fighting his way through the Tojo Clan. Shimano stops him at the gate, and after a protracted fight Kiryu emerges victorious. Kiryu escapes though the main gate, but not before spotting Nishiki watching from the sidelines with a smirk. Just when it seems Kiryu will be cut off, Date arrives and drives through the crowd, spiriting Kiryu back to Kamurocho. Meanwhile, a young girl watches a news report of the fighting before wandering off into the crowd.
Chapter 4: An Encounter
Date takes Kiryu to the bar Bacchus, where Kiryu explains what happened at the funeral and what Kazama told him about Yumi and the missing yen. Kiryu then asks why Date saved him, with Date explaining that he was demoted for continuing to pry into Kiryu's "murder" of Dojima, and now that he's investigating Sera's murder he wants Kiryu's help in the matter. Kiryu agrees as thanks for the save, but is unsure that he has much to offer. Date disagrees, as he finds it mightily suspicious that all of this happened within days of Kiryu getting parole. The two agree to split up, with Date going to investigate the missing money while Kiryu searches for leads on Yumi.
Kiryu decides to head to Serena to see Reina. The two chat, but sadly Reina does not know anything about what happened to Yumi following her disappearance from the hospital. However, she does have a small lead: five years ago a woman named Mizuki showed up in Serena claiming to be Yumi's sister. Mizuki worked for Reina for four years before leaving to start her own bar, "Ares", but Reina does not know where the bar is or if it's even open. Mizuki looked a lot like Yumi, save that she had a tattoo of a flower on the left side of her chest, something the more reserved Yumi would never do. As Kiryu prepares to leave, Reina suggests he return to Bacchus and speak with the bartender, who is very knowledgeable about the restaurants and bars around town and might know where Ares is.
Kiryu returns to Bacchus, only to find the place shot up and the bartender and patrons dead. The only survivor is a young girl who had arrived after the fact in search of her mother. Kiryu takes the girl away from the crime scene when they spot some punks throwing rocks at a stray dog. Kiryu smashes the punks into the pavement, and at the girl's insistence gets some food and water for the dog. The girl introduces herself as Haruka, and explains that she snuck out of the orphanage where she lives to find her mother. All she has to go on are the letters she's received from her aunt, Yumi. However, exhaustion from the day finally catches up with her and she passes out, with Kiryu taking Haruka to Serena so she can rest.
Back at Serena, Haruka recovers and confirms that she is Mizuki's daughter, and Yumi is her aunt. She doesn't know where either of them are, but she does know where Ares is: it's on one of the upper floors of the Millennium Tower, a massive skyscraper built while Kiryu was in prison. Kiryu and Haruka travel to Ares, but no one is there to greet them. As they search the place, Haruka shows Kiryu a locket her aunt gave her on her last visit, which prompted Haruka to start looking for Mizuki. Just then, a gang of Omi Alliance thugs arrive, and Kiryu receives a call from Date; his research has revealed that Yumi is the prime suspect for stealing the 10 billion yen. Kiryu guesses that the Omi are after Yumi and Mizuki, but the leader of the gang states he's here for Haruka. Kiryu defeats them, and the two retreat to Serena to regroup with Date.
Kiryu decides to head to Serena to see Reina. The two chat, but sadly Reina does not know anything about what happened to Yumi following her disappearance from the hospital. However, she does have a small lead: five years ago a woman named Mizuki showed up in Serena claiming to be Yumi's sister. Mizuki worked for Reina for four years before leaving to start her own bar, "Ares", but Reina does not know where the bar is or if it's even open. Mizuki looked a lot like Yumi, save that she had a tattoo of a flower on the left side of her chest, something the more reserved Yumi would never do. As Kiryu prepares to leave, Reina suggests he return to Bacchus and speak with the bartender, who is very knowledgeable about the restaurants and bars around town and might know where Ares is.
Kiryu returns to Bacchus, only to find the place shot up and the bartender and patrons dead. The only survivor is a young girl who had arrived after the fact in search of her mother. Kiryu takes the girl away from the crime scene when they spot some punks throwing rocks at a stray dog. Kiryu smashes the punks into the pavement, and at the girl's insistence gets some food and water for the dog. The girl introduces herself as Haruka, and explains that she snuck out of the orphanage where she lives to find her mother. All she has to go on are the letters she's received from her aunt, Yumi. However, exhaustion from the day finally catches up with her and she passes out, with Kiryu taking Haruka to Serena so she can rest.
Back at Serena, Haruka recovers and confirms that she is Mizuki's daughter, and Yumi is her aunt. She doesn't know where either of them are, but she does know where Ares is: it's on one of the upper floors of the Millennium Tower, a massive skyscraper built while Kiryu was in prison. Kiryu and Haruka travel to Ares, but no one is there to greet them. As they search the place, Haruka shows Kiryu a locket her aunt gave her on her last visit, which prompted Haruka to start looking for Mizuki. Just then, a gang of Omi Alliance thugs arrive, and Kiryu receives a call from Date; his research has revealed that Yumi is the prime suspect for stealing the 10 billion yen. Kiryu guesses that the Omi are after Yumi and Mizuki, but the leader of the gang states he's here for Haruka. Kiryu defeats them, and the two retreat to Serena to regroup with Date.
Chapter 5: Purgatory
Kiryu informs Date and Reina what he learned about Haruka and Yumi's visits, with Date guessing the two sisters collaborated to steal the 10 billion. Kiryu then gets a call from Shinji, who has gone into hiding with Kazama out of fear that whoever shot him at the funeral might want to finish the job. Shinji will contact Kiryu when he is sure Kazama is safe, but in the meantime Kiryu decides to look for more information. Date suggests "the Florist of Sai", a mysterious information broker who's said to have info on everyone and everything in Kamurocho. The Florist has a hideout among the homeless camps in West Park, also known as "Purgatory". Kiryu entrusts Haruka to Date and heads to Purgatory alone.
Upon arriving in the park, Kiryu is escorted to a secret underground red light district by the Florist's top guard, an American ex-pat named Gary Buster Holmes. The Florist is willing to help, but he can't give out information for free without taking a hit to his reputation. So he offers Kiryu a deal: he goes three rounds in Purgatory's cage-fighting arena, and he can use the prize money to buy the Florist's information. Kiryu agrees and battles it out in the arena, including against reigning champion Gary, and upon his victory he goes to the Florist for his end of the bargain.
The Florist recaps the growing Tojo Clan civil war, along with his theory that Nishiki was the one behind Sera's murder. With all the instability, the Florist guesses that he did so to get a shot at becoming the Fourth Chairman, and the missing money is the key to the throne as it were. The Florist confirms Yumi stole the money, and that Mizuki was in on it because she closed down Ares a week before the theft. Kiryu guesses that's why the Omi were after Haruka, hoping to use Mizuki's daughter to get to her and the missing yen. The Florist is intrigued, as a mysterious woman came to him asking him to find Haruka. The Florist could not identify her as either Yumi or Mizuki, so he turned her away.
Just then, the Florist gets a call that an uninvited guest has entered Purgatory: it's Date, and he's injured. Additional searching through the Florist's surveillance footages shows Date and Haruka were attacked while on a walk, with a group of thugs capturing the girl and shooting Date to keep him from pursuing. Kiryu rushes out and saves Date from being attacked by jumpy homeless people, after which the Florists reveals that the car containing the kidnappers stopped at the batting cages. Date and the Florist recognize each other before the latter returns to his base: the Florist was once a cop with Tokyo PD until Date ratted him out for selling information to suspicious parties, and while there's no love lost between the two they are willing to look past old grudges to help Kiryu.
Kiryu runs to the batting cages to find Majima and his men waiting for him. Majima kidnapped Haruka on orders from Shimano, but he doesn't give a crap about the 10 billion yen: all he wants is his fight with Kiryu. Kiryu battles Majima, though their fight is cut short when one of Majima's men tries to stab Kiryu. Majima takes the knife, screaming that only he should be the one to kill Kiryu, and while his men take him away to find a doctor Haruka reappears and rushes to Kiryu. Back at Serena, she explains that a mysterious man came and untied her, reminding her to keep the locket close before he disappeared.
Upon arriving in the park, Kiryu is escorted to a secret underground red light district by the Florist's top guard, an American ex-pat named Gary Buster Holmes. The Florist is willing to help, but he can't give out information for free without taking a hit to his reputation. So he offers Kiryu a deal: he goes three rounds in Purgatory's cage-fighting arena, and he can use the prize money to buy the Florist's information. Kiryu agrees and battles it out in the arena, including against reigning champion Gary, and upon his victory he goes to the Florist for his end of the bargain.
The Florist recaps the growing Tojo Clan civil war, along with his theory that Nishiki was the one behind Sera's murder. With all the instability, the Florist guesses that he did so to get a shot at becoming the Fourth Chairman, and the missing money is the key to the throne as it were. The Florist confirms Yumi stole the money, and that Mizuki was in on it because she closed down Ares a week before the theft. Kiryu guesses that's why the Omi were after Haruka, hoping to use Mizuki's daughter to get to her and the missing yen. The Florist is intrigued, as a mysterious woman came to him asking him to find Haruka. The Florist could not identify her as either Yumi or Mizuki, so he turned her away.
Just then, the Florist gets a call that an uninvited guest has entered Purgatory: it's Date, and he's injured. Additional searching through the Florist's surveillance footages shows Date and Haruka were attacked while on a walk, with a group of thugs capturing the girl and shooting Date to keep him from pursuing. Kiryu rushes out and saves Date from being attacked by jumpy homeless people, after which the Florists reveals that the car containing the kidnappers stopped at the batting cages. Date and the Florist recognize each other before the latter returns to his base: the Florist was once a cop with Tokyo PD until Date ratted him out for selling information to suspicious parties, and while there's no love lost between the two they are willing to look past old grudges to help Kiryu.
Kiryu runs to the batting cages to find Majima and his men waiting for him. Majima kidnapped Haruka on orders from Shimano, but he doesn't give a crap about the 10 billion yen: all he wants is his fight with Kiryu. Kiryu battles Majima, though their fight is cut short when one of Majima's men tries to stab Kiryu. Majima takes the knife, screaming that only he should be the one to kill Kiryu, and while his men take him away to find a doctor Haruka reappears and rushes to Kiryu. Back at Serena, she explains that a mysterious man came and untied her, reminding her to keep the locket close before he disappeared.
Chapter 6: Father and Child
With Haruka safe at Serena, Kiryu hits the streets in search of information. When he gets outside, he's confronted by a homeless man who tells him the Florist is having some family issues concerning his estranged son Takashi (who's dating the daughter of a yakuza patriarch). After confirming the two are at the batting cages, Kiryu heads over there and Takashi attacks him, believing him to be after his girlfriend. Kiryu beats some sense into him, just in time for Takashi's old gang to show up, looking to punish him for trying to leave. Kiryu defeats them as well while Takashi runs off, and the gang leader confirms that the girlfriend (Kyoka) cleaned out the family's safe before trying to skip town with Takashi. Kiryu hurries to Club Debolah (where Takashi and Kyoka would be meeting up), but unfortunately the Yakuza get there first. Kiryu steps in to save Takashi and Kyoka, and after some negotiating the yakuza agree to let the two go. Unbeknownst to anyone there, the Florist and Kyoka's father are observing the encounter, and they both give their approval for the match.
Kiryu returns to Serena to find Date passed out drunk at the bar. Date's cell receives a call from "Saya", a young woman who yells about being stood up again. After Reina confirms that Saya is Date's daughter, Kiryu decides to go to the park where the two were supposed to meet to see what's up. Upon arriving, two high school girls approach Kiryu and proposition him for sex, but when he turns them down it's revealed that one of them is Saya. Kiryu sits Saya and her friend down and tries to talk her out of her behavior, but Saya storms off in anger. Saya's friend explains that she got in deep with a man named Shotaro, and has been looking for a means to make money so she can continue seeing him. After figuring out the two are meeting at Stardust, Kiryu goes to confront them, but a drunken Date gets there first and approaches Saya. Saya angrily calls Date out for his absent behavior and leaves, but when she gets outside she is caught by Shotaro's associates who are looking to collect on her debt. Date attacks the men, with Kiryu joining in to help his friend. After the fight, Date goes to confront their boss, but he's taking a long time coming back. Kiryu and Saya go out in search of him, only to find that Shotaro and the others are beating Date in order to extort either money or confiscated guns from him. Kiryu enters and defeats the delinquents, and Date apologizes for his negligent behavior while he and Saya make up.
The next day, when Date returns to the police station, he's called in by Sudo, who tell him to drop the murder case concerning Chairman Sera. Date leaves without giving an answer, and once he's gone two other men enter stating they can proceed with their missing persons' case.
Kiryu returns to Serena to find Date passed out drunk at the bar. Date's cell receives a call from "Saya", a young woman who yells about being stood up again. After Reina confirms that Saya is Date's daughter, Kiryu decides to go to the park where the two were supposed to meet to see what's up. Upon arriving, two high school girls approach Kiryu and proposition him for sex, but when he turns them down it's revealed that one of them is Saya. Kiryu sits Saya and her friend down and tries to talk her out of her behavior, but Saya storms off in anger. Saya's friend explains that she got in deep with a man named Shotaro, and has been looking for a means to make money so she can continue seeing him. After figuring out the two are meeting at Stardust, Kiryu goes to confront them, but a drunken Date gets there first and approaches Saya. Saya angrily calls Date out for his absent behavior and leaves, but when she gets outside she is caught by Shotaro's associates who are looking to collect on her debt. Date attacks the men, with Kiryu joining in to help his friend. After the fight, Date goes to confront their boss, but he's taking a long time coming back. Kiryu and Saya go out in search of him, only to find that Shotaro and the others are beating Date in order to extort either money or confiscated guns from him. Kiryu enters and defeats the delinquents, and Date apologizes for his negligent behavior while he and Saya make up.
The next day, when Date returns to the police station, he's called in by Sudo, who tell him to drop the murder case concerning Chairman Sera. Date leaves without giving an answer, and once he's gone two other men enter stating they can proceed with their missing persons' case.
Chapter 7: The Dragon and the Koi
Date returns to Serena with a photograph and bad news: the photo is of a tattoo found on a drowned woman's body the Tokyo police pulled that morning, and Kiryu identifies it as Mizuki's. While inspecting the photograph, Kiryu notices a "uta" character for "song" just below the main tattoo, a signature of the tattoo artist Utabori II (who also did Kiryu's back tattoo). Kiryu visits Utabori to ask for information, and while he did the design for the tattoo it isn't one that he personally inked. Their conversation is interrupted when Utabori gets a call, but it's not for him: it's Nishiki, and he wants to talk to Kiryu. Nishiki dodges Kiryu's questions about how he knew where Kiryu would be, and asks that the two meet up the next night at Serena. After the call, Utabori offers to touch up Kiryu's tattoo, warning Kiryu that while he has gotten weaker since his stint in jail, Nishiki has grown in power and influence and could conceivably challenge Kiryu in a straight fight (citing the myth of the Legendary Carp, which Nishiki has tattooed on his back).
Kiryu informs Date and Reina that Nishiki will be visiting Serena. Since Haruka is being targeted by the Tojo Clan, they need to find somewhere safe for her to hide, with Purgatory being their best bet. Haruka, though, refuses to leave, angrily calling Kiryu out for leaving her in the dark while she waits for any news on her mother. Kiryu asks that Haruka trust him, but she instead leaves the locket and runs out of Serena. Kiryu and Date run after her, eventually learning that she was picked up by some men in suits, one of whom is waiting for the two of them at one of Kamurocho's parks. The man takes them to Stardust, where others are holding Haruka hostage in exchange for the locket. Kiryu throws the locket to the men while Date rushes to save Haruka, but one of the men shoots and grazes Haruka's arm. More men arrive to attack, but Kiryu defeats them and recovers the pendant. He attempts to squeeze the leader for information, as these men are not yakuza but know about the pendant, but Kiryu is only able to get "Jin" before another man shoots the leader dead and escapes. Kiryu goes to check on Haruka, who apologizes for running off, and Kiryu breaks the news that Mizuki may be dead. Before they leave for Purgatory, Date finds a badge on the dead man and takes it for cross referencing back at police HQ.
While Kiryu and Haruka take shelter in Purgatory, Date returns to the site of Chairman Sera's murder. Sudo arrives and once again tries to dissuade him from the case, but Date dismisses him before leaving. That night, before he goes to his meeting with Nishiki, Kiryu is persuaded to take Haruka out to have some fun and relax a bit, the two singing karaoke together before getting into a scuffle at an illegal gambling hall. Despite all this, the two grow closer to one another, and Kiryu returns her to Date in Purgatory before heading back to Serena.
Kiryu arrives at Serena, finding Reina there waiting for him. The two have some peace before Nishiki arrives, taking a seat far from Kiryu before he makes his demands: he wants Haruka and the pendant, so he can claim the 10 billion yen and Chairmanship. Kiryu asks why he killed Mizuki, which Nishiki explains was an accident brought upon by two of his underlings (whom he violently murdered when he found out what happened). Nishiki had been tracking Mizuki for some time, knowing that Yumi may be close by, and with her the missing money (as her ring was found at the crime scene). Nishiki once again asks for the pendant, but Kiryu refuses as it's the only thing Haruka has of her mother's, and he has no investment in the Tojo Clan's civil war. Nishiki then lets slip that he was the sniper that shot Kazama at the funeral, a fact that drives Kiryu to punch out Nishiki in a rage. Nishiki then reveals he knows exactly where Kazama is, as he put a plant on Shinji to keep tabs on where he goes. Kiryu once again refuses to turn Haruka over to Nishiki, and after lamenting that he hoped they would be able to work together like the old days Nishiki leaves, disowning Kiryu as his blood brother. No sooner has Nishiki left hat he orders his men to attack Kiryu, led by family captain Koji Shindo, but Kiryu wastes no time in destroying them before heading back to Purgatory.
Kiryu informs Date and Reina that Nishiki will be visiting Serena. Since Haruka is being targeted by the Tojo Clan, they need to find somewhere safe for her to hide, with Purgatory being their best bet. Haruka, though, refuses to leave, angrily calling Kiryu out for leaving her in the dark while she waits for any news on her mother. Kiryu asks that Haruka trust him, but she instead leaves the locket and runs out of Serena. Kiryu and Date run after her, eventually learning that she was picked up by some men in suits, one of whom is waiting for the two of them at one of Kamurocho's parks. The man takes them to Stardust, where others are holding Haruka hostage in exchange for the locket. Kiryu throws the locket to the men while Date rushes to save Haruka, but one of the men shoots and grazes Haruka's arm. More men arrive to attack, but Kiryu defeats them and recovers the pendant. He attempts to squeeze the leader for information, as these men are not yakuza but know about the pendant, but Kiryu is only able to get "Jin" before another man shoots the leader dead and escapes. Kiryu goes to check on Haruka, who apologizes for running off, and Kiryu breaks the news that Mizuki may be dead. Before they leave for Purgatory, Date finds a badge on the dead man and takes it for cross referencing back at police HQ.
While Kiryu and Haruka take shelter in Purgatory, Date returns to the site of Chairman Sera's murder. Sudo arrives and once again tries to dissuade him from the case, but Date dismisses him before leaving. That night, before he goes to his meeting with Nishiki, Kiryu is persuaded to take Haruka out to have some fun and relax a bit, the two singing karaoke together before getting into a scuffle at an illegal gambling hall. Despite all this, the two grow closer to one another, and Kiryu returns her to Date in Purgatory before heading back to Serena.
Kiryu arrives at Serena, finding Reina there waiting for him. The two have some peace before Nishiki arrives, taking a seat far from Kiryu before he makes his demands: he wants Haruka and the pendant, so he can claim the 10 billion yen and Chairmanship. Kiryu asks why he killed Mizuki, which Nishiki explains was an accident brought upon by two of his underlings (whom he violently murdered when he found out what happened). Nishiki had been tracking Mizuki for some time, knowing that Yumi may be close by, and with her the missing money (as her ring was found at the crime scene). Nishiki once again asks for the pendant, but Kiryu refuses as it's the only thing Haruka has of her mother's, and he has no investment in the Tojo Clan's civil war. Nishiki then lets slip that he was the sniper that shot Kazama at the funeral, a fact that drives Kiryu to punch out Nishiki in a rage. Nishiki then reveals he knows exactly where Kazama is, as he put a plant on Shinji to keep tabs on where he goes. Kiryu once again refuses to turn Haruka over to Nishiki, and after lamenting that he hoped they would be able to work together like the old days Nishiki leaves, disowning Kiryu as his blood brother. No sooner has Nishiki left hat he orders his men to attack Kiryu, led by family captain Koji Shindo, but Kiryu wastes no time in destroying them before heading back to Purgatory.
Chapter 8: The Scheme
Kiryu returns to Purgatory to find the place in flames, Date injured, and Haruka missing. As Date explains, an hour prior a horde of gang bangers and delinquents breached the dividing wall around Purgatory, wrecking the place and snatching Haruka. As Kiryu tears through the street gangs in search of Haruka, Date informs him that Haruka is listed as a kidnapping victim and whoever orchestrated the attack on Purgatory was likely an outside faction. When Kiryu finishes his rampage, he finds out who that is: it's the Snake Flower Triad, a Chinese gang based in Yokohama that Kiryu had run afoul of in the past. Kiryu has personal enmity with the leader of the Triad, Lau Ka Long, who had captured and tortured Kiryu before he was rescued by Kazama. As it turns out, Lau Ka Long is in league with Shimano, who is looking to claim the 10 billion and split it three ways: three to Lau for his services, five for himself, and two to Terada of the Omi Alliance.
Chapter 9: The Rescue
On the drive to Yokohama, Kiryu laments that perhaps he brought harm on his friends ten years ago when he took responsibility for killing Dojima; watching Haruka's resolve to find her mother helped him realize that. Upon arriving in Chinatown, Kiryu goes in alone to confront Lau and the Snake Flower while Date looks into the open case on Haruka. Kiryu fights his way past the Triads and confronts Lau, who states he is not interested in the money or the pendant (which he sold to Nishiki): he wants Haruka. Kiryu asks why, but Lau does not answer him before attacking. Kiryu fights and defeats Lau, but after he releases Haruka Sudo and the police arrive to arrest Kiryu for kidnapping.
Date demands Sudo tell him why Haruka has a kidnapping case open, and why Kiryu is blamed for this despite all evidence pointing to the contrary, but Sudo refuses to answer. Date chooses to bust Kiryu out of jail and take him and Haruka back to Kamurocho, and during the drive Date reveals he learned who the men in suits that kidnapped Haruka were. They are members of the Ministry Intelligence Agency, or "MIA", a shadowy government agency that answers only to the Cabinet and a specific politician named Kyohei Jingu. Date didn't find a connection between Jingu, Haruka, or the 10 billion, but Kiryu thinks there is something there based on what Lau told him about his reasons for capturing Haruka. More importantly, Date informs him that the corpse pulled from the bay wasn't Mizuki, giving Kiryu and Haruka hope that they'll find her soon. Their conversation is cut short when they are attacked by the Snake Flower Triad, though Kiryu and Date fight off attacks from motorcyclists, trucks, and helicopters to make it back to Kamurocho and the safety of Purgatory.
Date demands Sudo tell him why Haruka has a kidnapping case open, and why Kiryu is blamed for this despite all evidence pointing to the contrary, but Sudo refuses to answer. Date chooses to bust Kiryu out of jail and take him and Haruka back to Kamurocho, and during the drive Date reveals he learned who the men in suits that kidnapped Haruka were. They are members of the Ministry Intelligence Agency, or "MIA", a shadowy government agency that answers only to the Cabinet and a specific politician named Kyohei Jingu. Date didn't find a connection between Jingu, Haruka, or the 10 billion, but Kiryu thinks there is something there based on what Lau told him about his reasons for capturing Haruka. More importantly, Date informs him that the corpse pulled from the bay wasn't Mizuki, giving Kiryu and Haruka hope that they'll find her soon. Their conversation is cut short when they are attacked by the Snake Flower Triad, though Kiryu and Date fight off attacks from motorcyclists, trucks, and helicopters to make it back to Kamurocho and the safety of Purgatory.
Chapter 10: Shape of Love
Back in Purgatory, Kiryu goes through the Florist's surveillance feeds to follow up on some questions: how did Nishiki know he was going to see Utabori, and how did he know about Haruka and the pendant. As it turns out, Reina has been leaking Kiryu's whereabouts to Nishiki, and the Florist recognizes her as the woman that had been looking for Haruka. Kiryu, Date, and Haruka go to Serena to confront Reina, but they find the place wrecked and Reina missing. Kiryu finds a note from Reina apologizing for her actions; she was in love with Nishiki, and hoped that helping him would finally get some recognition from him. Kiryu then gets a call from Shinji, informing him that Reina attempted to shoot Nishiki and now the two of them are on the run from his men.
Kiryu heads out into the city to find them, eventually tracking them to an abandoned building near Purgatory. Unfortunately, Nishiki's men got there first, and thought Kiryu fights hard by the time he reaches the roof he finds Shinji mortally wounded and Reina's corpse in the hands of Katzuo Arase, a sergeant in the Nishikiyama family. Kiryu defeats Arase, and with his dying breath Shinji tells Kiryu that Kazama is with his girlfriend, Akemi.
Kiryu heads out into the city to find them, eventually tracking them to an abandoned building near Purgatory. Unfortunately, Nishiki's men got there first, and thought Kiryu fights hard by the time he reaches the roof he finds Shinji mortally wounded and Reina's corpse in the hands of Katzuo Arase, a sergeant in the Nishikiyama family. Kiryu defeats Arase, and with his dying breath Shinji tells Kiryu that Kazama is with his girlfriend, Akemi.
Chapter 11: Honor and Humanity
Kiryu and the Florist's men bring Shinji and Reina back to Purgatory for burial. Kiryu then explains he needs to find Shinji's girlfriend Akemi, and though Date expresses doubt that they'll find a specific Akemi in Kamurocho the Florist has a pretty good idea who and where she is. See, Shinji was a regular at a soapland called "Shangri-La", and Akemi is the number one girl in the establishment. The Florist warns them that getting in to Shangri-La won't be easy, as it's well hidden from the public, costs a million yen as an entrance fee, and you need a membership card to get in. Fortunately, he knows of a former worker there named Shinmei (who now works at Club SHINE) who might still have her membership card and be willing to give it to Kiryu.
Kiryu goes to the club and asks Shinmei for the card. Shinmei says she will give him the card on one condition: she is an illegal immigrant from China and needs proper documentation to avoid being deported. There's an expert forger in town, though, and if Kiryu can get Shinmei a passport from him she can get the membership card. Shinmei points Kiryu to the forger's contact, a girl working at Club Jewel called Ayaka.
Kiryu goes to Jewel and asks Ayaka to introduce him to the forger, but Ayaka denies knowing anyone by that name or profession. As Kiryu leaves, he spots a pair of thugs entering the club, and curious of what's going on he goes back inside. He arrives just in time to see Ayaka and the club's bartender knock the two thugs out and make a run for it. Kiryu follows them to a park at the southern end of Kamurocho, finding them cornered by remnants from the Snake Flower Triad who are none too pleased at the forger cutting in to their business. Kiryu fights off the Triad and speaks with the two women, where it's revealed that the bartender is the forger, and Ayaka was playing dumb to make sure Kiryu wasn't a threat.
The forger finishes her work and give Kiryu the fake passport. As they talk, the forger reveals she knows Kazama and actually did a big job for him five years prior: forging an entire fake person. She doesn't say what for, but Kiryu thanks her and heads back to Club SHINE. Kiryu gives the passport to Shinmei, but she reveals she already gave the membership card to a childhood friend of hers, Mizuno. Kiryu finds Mizuno and buys the card from him.
Kiryu and Haruka got to Shangri-La that night, making their way to Akemi to find Kazama and tell her Shinji is dead. Akemi is heartbroken at Shinji's death, but informs Kiryu Kazama's not there; Terada, Shinji's associate from the Omi Alliance, came and took Kazama to a boat in Shibaura. She goes on further to warn that the Nishikiyama family is searching for the 10 billion and Chairman Sera's will, where he named the Fourth Chairman to the Tojo Clan. Kiryu guesses that Nishiki will destroy the will should he get his hands on it, thereby clearing his way to take the spot. Just then, Majima crashes a truck into the front of Shangri-La, sending his men into the building to find Kiryu and Haruka. Kiryu fights his way down to the lobby and defeats Majima, the Mad Dog complimenting Kiryu on his skill before passing out.
Kiryu informs Date that he knows where Kazama is, while Date warns Kiryu that Jingu and the MIA are on the move and applying more pressure to the police to resolve Haruka's kidnapping case. Date is in no danger of being fired due to his close connection to Kiryu, so that should buy them more time while Kiryu goes to Shibaura Wharf.
Kiryu goes to the club and asks Shinmei for the card. Shinmei says she will give him the card on one condition: she is an illegal immigrant from China and needs proper documentation to avoid being deported. There's an expert forger in town, though, and if Kiryu can get Shinmei a passport from him she can get the membership card. Shinmei points Kiryu to the forger's contact, a girl working at Club Jewel called Ayaka.
Kiryu goes to Jewel and asks Ayaka to introduce him to the forger, but Ayaka denies knowing anyone by that name or profession. As Kiryu leaves, he spots a pair of thugs entering the club, and curious of what's going on he goes back inside. He arrives just in time to see Ayaka and the club's bartender knock the two thugs out and make a run for it. Kiryu follows them to a park at the southern end of Kamurocho, finding them cornered by remnants from the Snake Flower Triad who are none too pleased at the forger cutting in to their business. Kiryu fights off the Triad and speaks with the two women, where it's revealed that the bartender is the forger, and Ayaka was playing dumb to make sure Kiryu wasn't a threat.
The forger finishes her work and give Kiryu the fake passport. As they talk, the forger reveals she knows Kazama and actually did a big job for him five years prior: forging an entire fake person. She doesn't say what for, but Kiryu thanks her and heads back to Club SHINE. Kiryu gives the passport to Shinmei, but she reveals she already gave the membership card to a childhood friend of hers, Mizuno. Kiryu finds Mizuno and buys the card from him.
Kiryu and Haruka got to Shangri-La that night, making their way to Akemi to find Kazama and tell her Shinji is dead. Akemi is heartbroken at Shinji's death, but informs Kiryu Kazama's not there; Terada, Shinji's associate from the Omi Alliance, came and took Kazama to a boat in Shibaura. She goes on further to warn that the Nishikiyama family is searching for the 10 billion and Chairman Sera's will, where he named the Fourth Chairman to the Tojo Clan. Kiryu guesses that Nishiki will destroy the will should he get his hands on it, thereby clearing his way to take the spot. Just then, Majima crashes a truck into the front of Shangri-La, sending his men into the building to find Kiryu and Haruka. Kiryu fights his way down to the lobby and defeats Majima, the Mad Dog complimenting Kiryu on his skill before passing out.
Kiryu informs Date that he knows where Kazama is, while Date warns Kiryu that Jingu and the MIA are on the move and applying more pressure to the police to resolve Haruka's kidnapping case. Date is in no danger of being fired due to his close connection to Kiryu, so that should buy them more time while Kiryu goes to Shibaura Wharf.
Chapter 12: Reunited
Kiryu and Haruka travel to Shibaura Wharf and find Terada waiting for them on Chairman Sera's yacht. Haruka recognizes Terada as the man who rescued her at the batting cages, and the two go inside to see what's going on. Kiryu asks Terada why he, an Omi Alliance man, is helping a Tojo Clan associate, to which Terada answers he owes a great debt to Kazama and takes the two to see him.
Kiryu and Haruka are left alone with Kazama, and he explains what happened in the last ten years. Kazama confirms that "Mizuki" is just a cover identity Yumi is using, meaning that Yumi is Haruka's real mother. Kiryu asks who Haruka's father is, and Kazama reveals that it is Jingu. As Kazama explains, Yumi suffered Trauma Induced Amnesia following Dojima's assault and murder, so Kazama took Yumi under his care and did his best to care for her (and seeing Yumi's negative reaction to a picture of Nishiki tips Kazama off that he, not Kiryu, killed Dojima, so he declines to inform Nishiki of Yumi's whereabouts). Kazama goes on to explain that Jingu, then an aspiring politician, had come to the Tojo Clan to get financing from Chairman Sera, and chanced upon Yumi during one of his visits. The two fell in love, and Kazama allowed it to happen in the hope that Jingu could be Yumi's escape from the yakuza life. Unfortunately, shortly after Haruka was born Jingu received a proposition to marry the daughter of the Prime Minister, with Yumi allowing him to go as she wanted the best for him. Jingu became hungry for more power and the means to protect it, ultimately culminating in him murdering a journalist who had planned to blackmail him with information on Haruka and Yumi.
After Chairman Sera assisted Jingu in disposing of the body and the evidence, Jingu asked him to kill Yumi and Haruka to make sure it never happens again. Sera ordered the hit, but Kazama took out the hitman before he could do the deed and called out Sera for sacrificing a woman and her child for power. For better or worse, the assassination attempt finally jogged Yumi's memory, and after a lengthy talk Kazama convinces Sera to hide Yumi and Haruka from Jingu. Haruka was sent to Sunflower Orphanage, while Kazama and Sera created Yumi's "Mizuki" disguise. Kiryu asks why Yumi stole the 10 billion from the Tojo Clan, but Kazama reveals that the 10 billion was never theirs to begin with: it's Jingu's. Just then Terada arrives to inform Kazama Shimano and his men have arrived, and the Shimano family begins their attack on the hideout.
Kiryu fights the Shimano Family while Terada, Kazama, and Haruka escape, but they are eventually cornered by Shimano himself. Shimano got suspicious of Terada and had him tailed, and now he plans to kill them all and take Haruka. However, Kazama prepared for this contingency, and Kashiwagi arrives with two trucks full of Kazama Family soldiers. Kiryu leads the charge against Shimano, and the Kazama Family emerges victorious. As a last act of spite, Shimano throws a grenade at Kazama and Haruka, with Kazama taking the blast to shield Haruka. Terada shoots Shimano dead for this.
Fatally injured, Kazama decides to finish explaining what happened: the 10 billion is Jingu's, which he had embezzled from the government and laundered through the Tojo Clan. Kazama, Yumi, and Sera conspired to steal the money in an effort to take Jingu down, and Kazama orders Kiryu to return to Ares to protect Yumi. He gives Kiryu Sera's will (which Sera drafted in anticipation of his assassination but intentionally left blank for Kazama to fill in), and with his dying breath apologizes to Kiryu, for Sunflower Orphanage is where Kazama sent the children of those he killed as a hitman, meaning that he killed Kiryu's birth parents. Kiryu forgives Kazama as the older man dies.
Kiryu and Haruka are left alone with Kazama, and he explains what happened in the last ten years. Kazama confirms that "Mizuki" is just a cover identity Yumi is using, meaning that Yumi is Haruka's real mother. Kiryu asks who Haruka's father is, and Kazama reveals that it is Jingu. As Kazama explains, Yumi suffered Trauma Induced Amnesia following Dojima's assault and murder, so Kazama took Yumi under his care and did his best to care for her (and seeing Yumi's negative reaction to a picture of Nishiki tips Kazama off that he, not Kiryu, killed Dojima, so he declines to inform Nishiki of Yumi's whereabouts). Kazama goes on to explain that Jingu, then an aspiring politician, had come to the Tojo Clan to get financing from Chairman Sera, and chanced upon Yumi during one of his visits. The two fell in love, and Kazama allowed it to happen in the hope that Jingu could be Yumi's escape from the yakuza life. Unfortunately, shortly after Haruka was born Jingu received a proposition to marry the daughter of the Prime Minister, with Yumi allowing him to go as she wanted the best for him. Jingu became hungry for more power and the means to protect it, ultimately culminating in him murdering a journalist who had planned to blackmail him with information on Haruka and Yumi.
After Chairman Sera assisted Jingu in disposing of the body and the evidence, Jingu asked him to kill Yumi and Haruka to make sure it never happens again. Sera ordered the hit, but Kazama took out the hitman before he could do the deed and called out Sera for sacrificing a woman and her child for power. For better or worse, the assassination attempt finally jogged Yumi's memory, and after a lengthy talk Kazama convinces Sera to hide Yumi and Haruka from Jingu. Haruka was sent to Sunflower Orphanage, while Kazama and Sera created Yumi's "Mizuki" disguise. Kiryu asks why Yumi stole the 10 billion from the Tojo Clan, but Kazama reveals that the 10 billion was never theirs to begin with: it's Jingu's. Just then Terada arrives to inform Kazama Shimano and his men have arrived, and the Shimano family begins their attack on the hideout.
Kiryu fights the Shimano Family while Terada, Kazama, and Haruka escape, but they are eventually cornered by Shimano himself. Shimano got suspicious of Terada and had him tailed, and now he plans to kill them all and take Haruka. However, Kazama prepared for this contingency, and Kashiwagi arrives with two trucks full of Kazama Family soldiers. Kiryu leads the charge against Shimano, and the Kazama Family emerges victorious. As a last act of spite, Shimano throws a grenade at Kazama and Haruka, with Kazama taking the blast to shield Haruka. Terada shoots Shimano dead for this.
Fatally injured, Kazama decides to finish explaining what happened: the 10 billion is Jingu's, which he had embezzled from the government and laundered through the Tojo Clan. Kazama, Yumi, and Sera conspired to steal the money in an effort to take Jingu down, and Kazama orders Kiryu to return to Ares to protect Yumi. He gives Kiryu Sera's will (which Sera drafted in anticipation of his assassination but intentionally left blank for Kazama to fill in), and with his dying breath apologizes to Kiryu, for Sunflower Orphanage is where Kazama sent the children of those he killed as a hitman, meaning that he killed Kiryu's birth parents. Kiryu forgives Kazama as the older man dies.
Finale: The End of Battle
Kiryu and Haruka return to Kamurocho, only to find the streets suspiciously empty. A mob of thugs and delinquents comes out of the shadows, with orders from Nishiki to kill Kiryu. Kiryu once more swears to protect Haruka before tearing through the mob, defeating dozens of men and sending the rest scurrying for shelter. Meanwhile, Date breaks into police archives and uncovers evidence of Jingu's ties to the Tojo Clan, but is discovered by Sudo. Sudo explains that after their encounter in Yokohama, he conducted his own investigation of Jingu and came across his connections to Sera, but he still hasn't figured out a vital clue: what the 10 billion yen is going to be used for. Suspecting another party is involved, he and Date head out to arrest Jingu.
Kiryu and Haruka arrive at the Millennium Tower, where the MIA is waiting for them. Kiryu fights his way through the lobby, and the two go to Ares and find Yumi there with a briefcase and a combat knife. Haruka goes to Yumi and tells her she knows Yumi is her mother, and the three tearfully reunite. Their happiness is cut short when Jingu himself arrives, here to take back his money and finish off what he started. He pulls a gun and shoots at Haruka, but Kiryu takes the shot to protect her. Both Kiryu and Yumi peg Jingu as a sociopathic monster, which he laughs off as irrelevant as they're all going to die here anyway. Just then, Terada arrives with some of his officers to back Kiryu up, but Jingu is one step ahead of him: he has already promised to switch allegiance to the Omi Alliance, and paid off Terada's men to capture him. He had been planning this for some time, ever since he learned Sera had allowed Yumi to live, and the ten billion will be his ticket in to the Omi powerbase. It was Jingu who tipped off Nishiki about the ten billion yen, and all he had to do was wait for the Tojo Clan to tear itself apart and leave room for the Omi to sweep in and take control. With his political power and the Omi on his payroll, Jingu would be unstoppable.
But Yumi will not allow that, and reveals her own trump card: she has rigged the bar and the vault containing the ten billion with explosives, and will destroy everything if Jingu attempts to kill her. Jingu asks why she would do that if she has nothing to gain from it, to which Yumi calls out Jingu for abandoning his humanity in his quest for power before she leaves with Haruka. Now alone, Kiryu reveals Sera anticipated Jingu's betrayal and present the will, which states that Kiryu will be made Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan. Jingu's men attack Kiryu and as he fights them off Date and Sudo arrive to arrest Jingu. Jingu drives off the police and attempts to escape in his own helicopter, but Kiryu pursues and the two fight it out. Despite outnumbering him, Jingu is defeated by Kiryu.
Kiryu returns to Haruka and Yumi, who begins to make preparations to destroy the 10 billion. Just then Nishiki arrives, coming to claim the money and the Chairmanship. Nishiki explains that he didn't trust Jingu for a second and had been biding his time, waiting for Jingu to reveal the location of the 10 billion before making his move. Nishiki finally comes clean about his motives: after years of being in Kiryu's shadow, with other members of the Tojo Clan looking down on him and Yumi (whom he loves) never giving him the time of day, Nishiki had planned to rise to the top of the Tojo Clan and never again stand in anyone else's shadow. Yumi tries to appeal to his past, but Nishiki angrily brushes her off. Kiryu sympathizes with Nishiki over everything he has lost, but the past cannot be redone and they must live with the choices they make. Now, though, they need to settle their conflict once and for all, and after a mutual Battle Strip Kiryu and Nishiki engage in a vicious fight across Ares. Their battle is grueling, with the two smashing each other into furniture, doors, and windows, but eventually Kiryu overpowers and defeats Nishiki.
Kiryu goes to Yumi and Haruka, and Yumi opens the pendant to reveal Kiryu's picture inside. Yumi explains that though her memory was mostly gone after Dojima's murder, she always remembered Kiryu, the man she loved. She takes the pendant and places it in a scanner, unlocking the vault and revealing the 10 billion yen. Yumi sets up her bomb and the three prepare to leave, but Kiryu is shot in the leg: Jingu has recovered and crawled his way back into Ares. He lines up another shot to finish Kiryu, but first Haruka jumps in the way to take the shot... only for Yumi to step in front of Haruka. As Yumi lays dying, Jingu prepares to kill them all, but Nishiki recovers and stabs Jingu dead with Yumi's knife. Their struggle takes them into the vault and Jingu manages to fatally wound Nishiki, and with his last bit of strength Nishiki take Jingu's pistol and shoots the bomb, blowing the two of them to pieces and scattering the 10 billion across Kamurocho.
Kiryu, Haruka, and Yumi survived the blast, though Yumi's injuries mean she does not have long to live. Kiryu confesses he always loved Yumi, and she apologizes to both of them for running before encouraging Haruka to stay strong, dying not long after. The police arrive to arrest Kiryu, but Sudo and Date intervene and Date encourages Kiryu to leave. Kiryu initially refuses, as with Nishiki, Kazama, and Yumi dead, he has nothing left to live for. Date angrily points out he does have something left to live for: Haruka, who'll be on her own again if Kiryu returns to prison.
A few days later, Date is waiting in a car outside of Tojo Clan headquarters. Kiryu comes running out with a bunch of panicking yakuza chasing after him, begging him to come back. As the two make their escape, Kiryu reveals what happened: immediately after being sworn in as Chairman, Kiryu resigned and left the Clan, nominating someone else to become the Fifth Chairman. As Date asks who, Terada pulls alongside their car in a limo and gives Kiryu a nod of respect, Kiryu saluting the newly minted Fifth Chairman as he returns to Kamurocho. Upon arriving, he and Date part ways, with Date saying he's going to take a sabbatical to spend time with Saya. Kiryu reunites with Haruka, and the two head off into Kamurocho and whatever the future has in store for them.
The End
Kiryu and Haruka arrive at the Millennium Tower, where the MIA is waiting for them. Kiryu fights his way through the lobby, and the two go to Ares and find Yumi there with a briefcase and a combat knife. Haruka goes to Yumi and tells her she knows Yumi is her mother, and the three tearfully reunite. Their happiness is cut short when Jingu himself arrives, here to take back his money and finish off what he started. He pulls a gun and shoots at Haruka, but Kiryu takes the shot to protect her. Both Kiryu and Yumi peg Jingu as a sociopathic monster, which he laughs off as irrelevant as they're all going to die here anyway. Just then, Terada arrives with some of his officers to back Kiryu up, but Jingu is one step ahead of him: he has already promised to switch allegiance to the Omi Alliance, and paid off Terada's men to capture him. He had been planning this for some time, ever since he learned Sera had allowed Yumi to live, and the ten billion will be his ticket in to the Omi powerbase. It was Jingu who tipped off Nishiki about the ten billion yen, and all he had to do was wait for the Tojo Clan to tear itself apart and leave room for the Omi to sweep in and take control. With his political power and the Omi on his payroll, Jingu would be unstoppable.
But Yumi will not allow that, and reveals her own trump card: she has rigged the bar and the vault containing the ten billion with explosives, and will destroy everything if Jingu attempts to kill her. Jingu asks why she would do that if she has nothing to gain from it, to which Yumi calls out Jingu for abandoning his humanity in his quest for power before she leaves with Haruka. Now alone, Kiryu reveals Sera anticipated Jingu's betrayal and present the will, which states that Kiryu will be made Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan. Jingu's men attack Kiryu and as he fights them off Date and Sudo arrive to arrest Jingu. Jingu drives off the police and attempts to escape in his own helicopter, but Kiryu pursues and the two fight it out. Despite outnumbering him, Jingu is defeated by Kiryu.
Kiryu returns to Haruka and Yumi, who begins to make preparations to destroy the 10 billion. Just then Nishiki arrives, coming to claim the money and the Chairmanship. Nishiki explains that he didn't trust Jingu for a second and had been biding his time, waiting for Jingu to reveal the location of the 10 billion before making his move. Nishiki finally comes clean about his motives: after years of being in Kiryu's shadow, with other members of the Tojo Clan looking down on him and Yumi (whom he loves) never giving him the time of day, Nishiki had planned to rise to the top of the Tojo Clan and never again stand in anyone else's shadow. Yumi tries to appeal to his past, but Nishiki angrily brushes her off. Kiryu sympathizes with Nishiki over everything he has lost, but the past cannot be redone and they must live with the choices they make. Now, though, they need to settle their conflict once and for all, and after a mutual Battle Strip Kiryu and Nishiki engage in a vicious fight across Ares. Their battle is grueling, with the two smashing each other into furniture, doors, and windows, but eventually Kiryu overpowers and defeats Nishiki.
Kiryu goes to Yumi and Haruka, and Yumi opens the pendant to reveal Kiryu's picture inside. Yumi explains that though her memory was mostly gone after Dojima's murder, she always remembered Kiryu, the man she loved. She takes the pendant and places it in a scanner, unlocking the vault and revealing the 10 billion yen. Yumi sets up her bomb and the three prepare to leave, but Kiryu is shot in the leg: Jingu has recovered and crawled his way back into Ares. He lines up another shot to finish Kiryu, but first Haruka jumps in the way to take the shot... only for Yumi to step in front of Haruka. As Yumi lays dying, Jingu prepares to kill them all, but Nishiki recovers and stabs Jingu dead with Yumi's knife. Their struggle takes them into the vault and Jingu manages to fatally wound Nishiki, and with his last bit of strength Nishiki take Jingu's pistol and shoots the bomb, blowing the two of them to pieces and scattering the 10 billion across Kamurocho.
Kiryu, Haruka, and Yumi survived the blast, though Yumi's injuries mean she does not have long to live. Kiryu confesses he always loved Yumi, and she apologizes to both of them for running before encouraging Haruka to stay strong, dying not long after. The police arrive to arrest Kiryu, but Sudo and Date intervene and Date encourages Kiryu to leave. Kiryu initially refuses, as with Nishiki, Kazama, and Yumi dead, he has nothing left to live for. Date angrily points out he does have something left to live for: Haruka, who'll be on her own again if Kiryu returns to prison.
A few days later, Date is waiting in a car outside of Tojo Clan headquarters. Kiryu comes running out with a bunch of panicking yakuza chasing after him, begging him to come back. As the two make their escape, Kiryu reveals what happened: immediately after being sworn in as Chairman, Kiryu resigned and left the Clan, nominating someone else to become the Fifth Chairman. As Date asks who, Terada pulls alongside their car in a limo and gives Kiryu a nod of respect, Kiryu saluting the newly minted Fifth Chairman as he returns to Kamurocho. Upon arriving, he and Date part ways, with Date saying he's going to take a sabbatical to spend time with Saya. Kiryu reunites with Haruka, and the two head off into Kamurocho and whatever the future has in store for them.
The End
