alongside the children's narrative is a story is told through the eyes of kimura (木村), an average man who gets caught up in the yakuza, leading him to have a violent encounter with kuro. eventually, kimura is forced by snake to kill his former boss and mentor, suzuki (鈴木), to remove possible competition. while kimura fulfills his mission, he is deeply shocked by having murdered his mentor. summoned once again by snake, kimura rebels and kills the yakuza boss, before attempting to flee with his pregnant wife from takaramachi. he is gunned down in a drive-by shooting by snake's men.