Hayate Namiwara

Samurai-in-training at Hattoribuke Academy, member of the Namiwara Clan, and future boss of the Jitenoshin Clan Yakuza. Son of Onimaru Jitenoshin and Hazumi Namiwara, brother of Omoka Jitenoshin, nephew of Onikichi and Onigoro Jitenoshin, cousin of Osamu Jitenoshin.

Background
Born in the Shinjuku district of New Edo, son of Onimaru and Hazumi, Hayate is the next-in-line to rule the Jitenoshin Clan Yakuza, and also a member of the noble samurai Namiwara clan.

Hayate grew up in the dog-eat-dog world of the Yakuza. He learned at a young age that you have to be tough and aggressive to thrive on the streets of Shinjuku. With plenty of cousins and uncles to teach him, Hayate became an excellent fighter. Along with his cousin Osamu, Hayate used to run the local gang of kids.

Onimaru enrolled his son at Hattoribuke Academy to become a full-fledged samurai, seeing great potential value in having a man on the inside of the shogunate. Hayate excelled his first year, finding the competitive aspect of Samurai school to be fun. He easily coasted through the year, coming in second behind Daiki Kabutotsu in class ranking.

Hayate enjoys beating his classmates, but prefers to keep things low-key, and is more than happy to allow his more ambitious classmates to bask in the spotlight.