Yakuza: Like a Dragon/Chapter 12

The End of Yakuza (, Gokudō no Shūen), also known as The End of the Yakuza, is the 12th chapter of Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
== Plot ==
At You Tian, Zhao cooks some food for Kasuga, Seong-hui, and Hoshino before they discuss their next move. Kume is running for Kanagawa District Two as part of Aoki's scheme to turn Ijincho to his personal political machine, a victory which is all but guaranteed due to being backed by Aoki's immense popularity. Kasuga states if they fail to act now, they will be disgracing the Ijin Three, which Zhao agrees with. 
Kasuga's answer to stopping Kume's win is to tarnish Aoki's reputation by making Kume lose the election, but does not have a method in mind. Seong-hui suggests assassination, but Kume would just be replaced. The next idea is to win the election with their own candidate. Eligible candidates are few and far between as Ogikubo's strong popoularity meant he had few opponents. Hoshino himself is unable to compete due to being a yakuza, but he will look for any candidates, and asks for ¥3 million for registration costs.
After raising enough money, back at Survive Bar, Mitsuo phones Kasuga and tells him that the party needs to go to Sotenbori, Osaka to assist Arakawa, which he informs his party of. He wants to go alone as to not involve the others. During a sitdown in Hoshino's office, he tells Kasuga that he has not found a suitable candidate yet after receiving the money. Learning that Kasuga is going to Osaka, Hoshino tells him of the Omi Alliance captain Masaru Watase being released from prison shortly, and that it will be the first time both men meet. Kasuga suspects Arakawa may need allies in case Watase disapproves of him.
In Aoki's office, Aoki questions if Arakawa personally meeting Watase is truly necessary. He asks why Sawashiro did not inform him sooner, to which he responds that he only recently learned himself. Aoki suspects Arakawa is plotting something; with the current Omi chairman still bedridden with a terminal illness, Watase's release from prison may be a time for a successor to be named. Sawashiro states a successor is not urgently needed, but the current chairman could use the opportunity to step down, meaning Watase will be chairman regardless, but Aoki thinks Arakawa may use the opportunity to become chairman, as having the Omi take over Kamurocho was Arakawa's idea. 
Aoki does not care which of them becomes chairman, but he has an odd feeling. Arakawa would have informed Aoki if his plan was to replace Watase as the Omi successor. If Arakawa does not inform him before or after disposing of Watase, Aoki sees it as betrayal, citing that the yakuza should only have power when he allows them to. When Sawashiro asks if he will prioritize Arakawa or Aoki, he states he was ordered to put Aoki above everyone else. Aoki orders him to inform him of Arakawa's every move, and Sawashiro decides to send Tendo to Osaka.
In Sotenbori, Tendo has arrived and intimidates a civilian. Kasuga's party is at Cabaret Grand for a drink, where Kasuga is restless expecting Mitsuo to call any second, but instead gets a notification of Nick taking a picture with Kamulop, much to his ire. While waiting, Nanba states people are worried over a potential war between Arakawa and Watase. With advice from an inebriated Adachi, Kasuga decides to go to the Omi Alliance headquarters. Zhao suggests visiting a nearby shopping center to prepare, when when they arrive, they see it is now the Sotenbori Battle Arena.
Over at the HQ, Kasuga receives a phone call from Mitsuo, who states it has been hard to find a place to be alone, and preparations are being made. Kasuga states he can see the caterers, which makes Mitsuo realize where Kasuga really is. Kasuga states he will enter by disgusing, and makes Mitsuo tell him where Arakawa is, which is the Dragon Chamber, where he has three guests. The party affirm their commitment to Kasuga and they are able to sneak in as caterers.
On their way to the Dragon Chamber, the party is interruped by Omi guards who ask Kasuga to identify himself. They recognize his name as the man shot by Arakawa, and fight them all. After defeating the Omi members, they are greeted by two powerful individuals, ex-Tojo Clan lieutenant advisors Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima, the former being recognized as the "Mad Dog of Shimano" by Kasuga. Majima is excited to let loose after all this time, and fights the party, with Saejima joining in soon after.
Majima and Saejima, having worked up a sweat from their "defeat", deem the party worthy of battling with no holds barred, however, Arakawa and Daigo Dojima interrupt them before they get serious, to Majima's annoyance. Nanba and Adachi, followed by Saeko, Han, and Zhao, stand in front of Kasuga to prevent him from being shot, but Arakawa assures them they are all allies and invites them to a sitdown in the Dragon Chamber. 
Arakawa explains the Tojo officers have been in hiding since the Kamurocho 3K Plan was enacted two years ago, and that the people in the Chamber are only ones aware. He admitts he was the one who provided insider information that lead to the Tojo's crackdown; however, this was done under Dojima's order. Arakawa explains that Aoki was pressuring the Arakawa Family to leak intel, threatening to use the anti-yakuza laws to arrest him if he refused. 
Sawashiro came up with an idea: give the information in exchange for sparing the Arakawa Family, which he brought up to Dojima, as Aoki would simply threaten another family if Arakawa refused. Dojima states that as the anti-yakuza laws have become stronger, it has become more and more difficult for yakuza to operate, and Watase had been incarcerated due to association with a subordinate who fought back against police harrassment. When Watase is released, the two will disband the Tojo and the Omi. Many yakuza will not accept it, which is why Arakawa needed allies.
The next day, Kasuga's party meets Mitsuo outside the Grand, where he confirms Kasuga's position as Arakawa's allies before heading to Omi Alliance HQ once again via taxi. At HQ, Tendo sees the party and questions why they are here, but Arakawa tells him they are his guests. Tendo wonders what is about to happen, and Kasuga tells him the Omi is about to change forever, puzzling him. Nanba remembers Tendo as someone who accepted a matchfixing offer and killed the client after they failed to pay. Watase arrives in a limousine with his bodyguard.
Watase announces the dissolution of the Omi Alliance, while Dojima announces the dissolution of the Tojo Clan, adding that they are the witnesses to the other's dissolution, and that the decision was approved by both the Omi Chairman and Acting Omi Captain Arakawa, angering the yakuza present. Back at the sitdown, Dojima stated that he and Watase planned the details due to their shared doubt the yakuza's future, and used the Kamurocho 3K Plan to split the Omi in half by Arakawa inviting them to take over Kamurocho, lowering the amount of resistance they have to face on the day of dissolution.
In the present, Watase urges everyone present to forcibly stop him from submitting the declaration to Osaka Prefectural Police, at which point Tendo, eager for a brawl of a lifetime, decides to defend Dojima and Watase because he will enjoy fighting for their side the most. A fight ensues between Kasuga's party, now with help from Tojo and Omi officers, against disgruntled Omi Alliance yakuza. While the fight goes on, an Omi yakuza attempts to kill Watase by charging at him while holding a tanto, only to be stopped by Kazuma Kiryu, who Watase had hired as an extra muscle under a non-disclosure agreement. With the Omi Alliance yakuza defeated and the other officers having left, Arakawa commends Kasuga's party's efforts.
The documentation of both organzations' dissolution is submitted to the police. Upon return to Yokohama, Nick tells Kasuga through phone that he helped Dojima, Majima, and Saejima hide in the time between the Kamurocho 3K Plan's establishment and Watase's release from prison. Kasuga meets Arakawa at night in Hamakita Park. There, Arakawa tells him he has dinner with Hoshino at Heian Tower soon. He adds that the Osaka residents are confused with a century-long ruling power gone, and it should put Aoki's future plan at risk, as he relies heavily on the Omi's support, adding that both Watase and Daigo had planned for both factions' disbandment from well before Aoki's term as Governor. 
Arakawa wants to stop Aoki before his lust for power destroys him. As Arakawa leaves, Kasuga asks Arakawa what his plan for the future is. Arakawa states the former chairmen wish to give the ex-yakuza a place to go where they can have legal work, and he will assist them. Kasuga tells him he still wants to be a family with Arakawa, but Arakawa states Kasuga should resent him for how he has been treated by his former partiarch. The talk then changes to Kasuga's past, asking him if he wants to know who his parents are, where Arakawa reveals having dreams where Kasuga and Masato had changed positions in regards to their birth.
The next day, Hoshino leaves a message on Kasuga's phone, saying that Arakawa's body was found in the ocean earlier in the morning.
== Objectives ==
* Gather three million yen
* Give Chairman Hoshino the money
* Wait for Mitsu to call
* Make preparations
* Go to Omi Alliance HQ
* Go to the Dragon Chamber
* Defeat Goro Majima
* Defeat the Omi Alliance members
==Related trophies/achievements==
Icon	Name 	Description 	Trophy Status (PlayStation)	Gamerscore (Xbox)
 	End of an Era	Completed Chapter 12.	Bronze 	10G
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