Hayashi Narinaga
Siege of Kozuki Castle (1578),
- Kyūshū Campaign (1586-1587)
- Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Hayashi Hizen-no-kami Narinaga (林 肥前守 就長?, 1517 – June 19, 1605) was a busho during the Sengoku period, retainer of the Mōri clan and was koku-jin-ryoshu (Ji-samurai) of Southern Bingo Province. He held many jobs including karō (clan elder) serving Mōri Motonari (1497–1571) and Môri Mototoshi mostly in dealings with Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was also a bugyō under Mōri Terumoto. From Hideyoshi he received the title of Hizen-no-kami from him. For some time he worked as a messenger between Hideyoshi and the Mōri. He was bestowed the 5th court rank, junior grade jugoi (従五位). Narinaga received the character "nari, 就" from his lord Mōri Motonari and "naga, 長" from his father Kikuchi Takenaga. He died at the advanced age of 88 years (89 in Japanese years).
Read more about Hayashi Narinaga: Early Life and Background, Retainer of The Mōri, Messenger Between Hideyoshi and Mōri, Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign (1586-1587), Interim Years, Hideyoshi's Korean Campaign, Retirement and Death