Rubber bullets.

Given the other reviews on this page, it shouldn't be a surprise how many people are taken aback or out of the story entirely through such a plot point. Quite frankly, too many people miss the point entirely, only focusing on the absurdity of such an event. Admittedly, while I think it is a bit silly, there's something about it that highlights something within Saejima's character that I feel like gets overlooked.

For an absolute brute of a man loaded to the teeth with iron ready to absolutely execute everyone within the ramen shop, it's a little strange he never goes for a headshot, no? This observation in conjunction with That Scene (Haruka) I feel like some people miss on how true to his humanity Saejima is. Even in a position where his enemy is most susceptible to a bullet straight through the eyes, Saejima never takes the shot. Most, if not, all of his gunshots land in the abdomen. A seemingly lethal yet inversely very survivable place to be shot. There are a couple of gunshots that deviate from this but all land in non-lethal locations: 2 shots to the side from the back, and a gunshot to the shoulder. The location of the final bullet shooting the leader is revealed to be just below the shoulder, where the other abdomen-deviating shots landed. Had the bullets been real, it's likely that no one would have died at all. Though the mission was to kill people, Saejima couldn't stomach having to witness the lives of people leaving in front of his eyes.

Because of his humanity, this story beat allows the rest of the game to occur, in spite of his appearances and affiliations, he is human. Though it may seem like his allegiance to his family is absolute, his allegiance to humanity is indomitable.

Now about the rest of the game I love it I wish Tanimura was in Yakuza5 i love him so much RGG please bring him bac khe's my husband i miss him thank you.