The next morning, the boss tells the men that nagata has been sent to the gallows and that he's promoted him to the second-in-command position. The boss says that it's time for the men to leave the youngsters behind, and he thanks them all for their support. He tells them that he cannot afford to lose anyone of his highest-ranking men, so he'll do his best to support him. The men are shocked and confused, and the boss blames them for the family's mess. He says that the family has completely lost its way, and that one-third of the men have lost their jobs because of the boss's "deep end" . They're all "asserting our independence" from the family, he says, and they're going to tell the head of the family what they've decided.