Kazuma Kiryu
In December 2012, the 7th chairman of the Omi Alliance, Tsubasa Kurosawa, is terminally ill. With his impending death, the truce between the Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance threatens to break. The Tojo Clan align themselves with older clans to strengthen their organization. Daigo Dojima leads delegations to negotiate with Tadashi Madarame, patriarch of the Yamagasa clan. Daigo then meets Kazuma Kiryu, who is working as a taxi driver.