Naoki Hayama

Naoki Hayama is a high-ranking yakuza working for Ishida and was recently released from incarceration after serving seven years in prison.
==Biography==
===Be My Number One===
A ceremony is held at the Chihara-Kai HQ to mark Hayama's return to the clan, and he is appointed wakagashira by Ishida. Hayama claims that he'll resume his duties for the clan, and Ishida also claims that Sato will serve under him.
Later, in Ishida's office, an update on Tozawa and his clan is given, which Hayama suggests they crush, and Ishida partly agrees, suggesting they take back Kabukicho. When Sato speaks up, Hayama disparages him as a baby, but Ishida vouches for him as a respectable member. Once the meeting was over, Hayama and Kobayashi, who were also there, were excused, but Sato stayed at Ishida's request.
Hayama, along with Taro and Sato, visited the male hostess club. Initially, the manager gives Hayama some trouble, but he sets her straight and demands she pay what they've paid the Tozawa clan. She does, and when Hayama takes it, he informs her they'll be collecting twice a month and that they better sever their ties with Tozawa. The manager gives one last retort as Hayama leaves, but he claims that if they have anything to say, tell them Hayama is back in town.
Outside, Hayama tells Sato that's how you handle tough birds like her, and adds that the Chihara-Kai have become soft without him. At the car, Hayama asks Sato if he believes they'll retaliate, to which he nods yes, and Hayama proclaims he looks forward to it. After Hayama gets into the car, Sato soon follows.
===Old Law, New Twist===
Spending time at Club Polina with his colleagues, Hayama stirs up trouble by spilling a drink on one of the ladies' dresses. Samantha then approaches Hayama's table and asks if everything is to their liking, which Hayama claims their drinks are terrible and should fix it. It's then that Samantha requests that Hayama's table be mindful of their exuberance; however, Hayama doesn't care and demands that she leaves. Taking offense to Hayama's remark, Samantha rebukes Hayama's comment, and Hayama claims he doesn't care and warns her he won't be so nice if he says it again. To defuse the situation, Masa delivered an expensive bottle to Hayama's table, which pleased Hayama, and he promised to leave when they finished it.
Hayama is briefly mentioned by a Chihara-Kai member when he asks Kaito if Sato has ever talked to him about Hayama. Another time is when Samantha asks Sato to request Ishida to ban Hayama from the club.
Eventually, Hayama appears in Kaito's dorm room, where he learns about the website he created to sell Sato's sneakers. Although Kaito isn't a part of the Chihara-Kai, Hayama sees an opportunity with Kaito's computer skills. Later that night, Hayama visits Club Polina when Samantha has a situation involving a missing bottle of an expensive whiskey.
Sometime later, Hayama confronts Kaito outside of his dorm room and, wanting to "reward" him, offers to take him somewhere he'll never forget. The place Hayama was talking about was a love hotel where the prostitutes dressed up as schoolgirls, and Hayama chose ones from Narishima Gakuen High.
===Like a New Man===
Kaito briefly mentions Hayama when he informs his brother Sato that he took him to see a girl in Kabukicho. This makes Sato concerned, so he advises Kaito to stay away from Hayama, but Kaito refuses and ups and leaves his brother.
Late one night, Hayama and Sato learn about Tozawa's return from Ishida in his office. Ishida chastised Hayama for suggesting striking against Tozawa, which led to his animosity toward the Chihara-Kai. From there, Ishida apologizes to Sato for his suggestion of gun use and orders them to retrieve some from a former member in Nagano named Ota.
While riding the train to Nagano, Hayama buys two beers, each for Sato and himself. The two then talk about some stuff, which leads to a conversation about Kaito. Sato asks Hayama to leave Kaito alone and promises he'll be in his debt, but Hayama refuses, which Sato shows tacit disapproval of.
Upon arriving at the Nagano train station, Hayama and Sato met with Ota, who stood beside his truck. Ota and Hayama immediately embraced each other, and after Sato was introduced to Ota, who called him "Sugar," Ota had him drive his truck to his place where the guns were. However, before they leave, Sato demands to know why Hayama didn't tell him why he didn't tell him beforehand that he knew Ota. Hayama mentions that Sato is stressing again and should knock it off. With that, they all drive off to Ota's place.
At Ota's place, Hayama and Sato learn that the guns won't arrive until the next day, and despite Sato's frustration, Hayama tells him to cool off and fetch some firewood for them. Sato would later watch Hayama participate in a knife game with Ota, and they later rope Sato into the game, which leads to Ota stabbing Hayama in the leg. Losing his temper, Hayama punches and soon stabs Ota in the stomach.
Hayama would later kill Ota by slicing open his neck and burning his house down with gasoline. They're also forced to leave the area by foot, because Ota's truck keys were left in the burning house.
===Illness of the Trade===
As Hayama and Sato continue moving forward after their tragic night, Hayama asks Sato if they should take a break; however, Sato refuses. Sato still held a grudge against Hayama about killing Ota last night and how they were now walking in the freezing cold with no sense of where they were. Hayama then notes that not everything is bad since they still have the money, which makes Sato lash out at Hayama. The two then confront each other, but before they can do anything, a car starts to pull up, and Sato talks with the driver to convince them to take them out of there.
Being driven in the car with the baby in the backseat, Sato proposes a deal to Hayama to fix their weapons situation. Sato has a contact who can provide them with weapons, and they can tell Ishida that the weapons from him are from Ota. However, Sato wants Hayama to stay away from his brother, or else he'd tell Ishida what had happened to Ota back in the cabin. Hayama chuckles at Sato's proposal and then demands the radio be turned off, which makes the baby cry.
Later, Hayama is shown the gun that Sato purchased from his source. Impressed by the gun model, Hayama then asks Sato if he's ever had sex with Samantha, and she then enters the room surprised by what she'd seen. Sato then asks Hayama to leave them for a while, and he does.
Afterward, Hayama and Sato present the guns they received from "Ota" to Ishida, and while he accepts them, he is curious why Hayama is limping. Hayama lies, claiming that he pulled a muscle when Sato outruns him, trying to keep up with him. Ishida seemingly believes it but asks that Sato stay behind to talk to him.
Ishida mentions Hayama while being driven to Club Polina and how Hayama had lied to him, which is typical of him. Ishida then asks for the truth about whether they stole guns from Ota, but Sato confesses the truth to Ishida. After Ishida notes that he intends to make Sato the next Yakuza clan leader, Sato asks what about Hayama. Ishida then names off positive traits that a leader has.
===I Choose You===
When Ishida is brought back to his office after the incident in Club Polina, in a fit of rage, Hayama barges into the office, demanding why he wasn't a part of it. Although Sato states that Ishida had set up the meeting, Hayama doesn't care, reminding them that Sato is below him in superiority. As Shimizu suggests that they transfer Ishida to another location, Hayama reminds them of the police arrest spree of the other Yakuza clans and pins the blame on Sato for Ishida's present condition. Hayama would then leave and be followed by the other members in there.
Eventually, Hayama chose a photograph to use for Ishida's funeral, but it was not until Hiroto arrived. The two would have a back-and-forth conversation about the incident that caused Ishida's death, Hayama taking over the Chihara-Kai, and Tozawa's supposed involvement. In the end, Hayama asked if Hiroto wanted his clan's help "cleaning the streets". However, Hiroto proclaimed that the situation would solely be handled by the police and any violence from the clan would have harsh consequences, and then he took his leave. With Hiroto gone, Hayama would choose a photograph to use at Ishida's funeral.
Sometime later, Hayama meets with Kaito and tries to inform him of Ishida's death, but he already knows, thanks to a message left to him by his brother. Hence, Hayama informs Kaito that Tozawa plans to eliminate everyone in Chihara-kai, and Sato will be the next target. Hearing this, Kaito offers to join the Chihara-kai, so Hayama gives Kaito a gun to assassinate Tozawa, as well as the time and location he'll be at when he can do it.
Gen had apparently tailed Hayama, who informed Sato that Hayama met with Kaito at his university. When Sato stopped Kaito from trying to assassinate Tozawa, Sato told him that Hayama had set him up for a suicide mission and demanded to know why he'd agree to it. Kaito claimed that he did it for Sato.
Sato later confronts Hayama about Kaito's assassination attempt, but Hayama brushes it off and rejects Sato's plea not to involve Kaito in their line of business any further. Although Sato mentions Hayama's promise to him, Hayama threatens to kill Samantha, Erika, and Daichi if he interferes with his plans again. To that, Sato wanted to confront Hayama, but the clan emblem stopped him from doing so.
===The War at Home===
Hayama is briefly mentioned by Sato when he talks to Samantha about his relationship with his brother Kaito.
He's later seen at the ceremonial funeral for Ishida, where Tozawa makes an appearance to give his condolences to Hayama, who doesn't appreciate his appearance there. While placing his hand on Hayama's shoulder, Tozawa advises him not to act impulsively, but Hayama demands that Tozawa take his hand off of him while threatening him. With that, Tozawa leaves, and Hayama later lashes out at Hayama after meeting with the other members of the clan. Hayama orders Sato to round up the gang in arms, but Sato advises against it. This upsets Hayama, who thinks it'd besmirch Ishida's name if they didn't do anything, and then asks if the men there agree with Sato. Nobody speaks in favor of Sato's suggestion, and when Hayama demands to know if Kaito agrees with Sato, he sides with Hayama too. Hayama then asks if Sato can't follow his orders, but Sato denies the fact.
Kaito later mentions Hayama when Sato tries to talk him out of the Yakuza life. Sato later pulls Kaito aside and discloses to him what Hayama did in Nagano. He further explains that Tozawa never intended to target him and that Hayama used him.
Hayama confronted Sato on the Chihara-kai HQ rooftop in front of the other clan members claiming he had no honor while Kaito was restrained by one of the members. Sato would defend himself against Hayama, who had threatened to kill Kaito if he didn't stop, so he did, and Hayama sequentially banned him from the clan.
===The Noble Path===
Sato briefly mentions Hayama when he informs Samantha about how, two days ago, he was thrown out of the Chihara-kai by Hayama. He'd later use Gen to deliver a paper certifying that Sato had been officially banished from the Chihara-Kai. Gen would also mention to Sato that Hayama had Kaito perform a hit against some Tozawa thugs and that a war is imminent because of it. He'd also mentioned that Ishida didn't see Hayama fit to be the leader and that nobody could stop him.
At a bathhouse, Hayama and the other members would clean themselves off, and as they did, Hayama ordered Kaito to wash his back. However, Sato arrives and asks Kaito to return home with him, but Hayama claims that he has no brothers there. Still, Sato is insistent, and having enough of Sato, a fight breaks out between Hayama and Sato. When Hayama has Sato in a chokehold, Gen comes to his rescue and saves him, by kicking Hayama away from him. After Hayama received a flurry of punches from Sato, he was then drowned to death by Sato and other members of the gang.
===Consequences===
When Sato visits Ichikawa of the Ichikawa-gumi, Ichikawa asks where Hayama is, and Sato answers that he's gone. After Sato's conversation ends with Ichikawa, he's stopped by Ichikawa. Ichikawa then states that Hayama's departure gives the opportunity to negotiate with Tozawa to allow the Chihara-kai to join Tozawa.
==Appearances==
:;Season Two
*Be My Number One
*Old Law, New Twist
*Like a New Man
*Illness of the Trade
*I Choose You
*The War at Home
*The Noble Path
*Consequences
==Trivia==
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==References==
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