<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, amabutho asolwandle aseMelika ahlasela eDoolittle. Ngemva kwalokhu, uYamamoto uyala ukuba kulwiwe ngokuhlaselwa okukhulu kwamasosha asolwandle esiqhingini saseMidway esilawulwa abaseMelika  <response>: , kodwa amabutho ezithwali zaseJapane ahlangana futhi acwiliswa yizithwali zaseMelika. Ezinyangeni eziningana kamuva, ngemva komkhankaso waseGuadalcanal, uYamamoto uyabulawa njengoba abashayeli bezindiza baseMelika bephazamisa futhi bebulala indiza yakhe. U-Eiichi ubuyela ekhaya eJapane futhi ashade nesithandwa sakhe, kodwa ngokushesha ubizelwa ukuzobamba iqhaza eMpini yaseLeyte Gulf. Phesheya kweCape Engaño, i-Zuikaku icwile, kanti u-Eiichi uphakathi kwabalimele njengoba enikeze uShinji, umfowabo omncane kaMasato, owabelwe emkhunjini njengomshayeli. Kwezinye izindawo, i-Yamato, manje esebenza njengesikebhe esiyinhloko seCenter Force kaTakeo Kurita, isuka eLeyte ngaphandle kokubandakanyeka empini. 