Hayashi - he mentioned Hayashi as one of the guys that he thought might step up as a leader. But he said that TN is full of strong personalities so Hayashi is far from the only candidate. (he actually referred to him as 'Hayashi-kun', indicating that he's a younger guy, not a senior team member).
TN relations - Well, it's obviously complex. Previously, he had said that Itagaki was terrifying, a real task master. But he also gave the main speech at his wedding, and fought for the team's benefits. It seems that generally, the team is very loyal and in tune with Itagaki, but that they also have a lot of unusually (for Japan) personalities within the team. He really didn't seem to know what way things would go when he got back to work. He was pretty relaxed about it though! My sense is that some people might leave, but that there will be some core of people who stay because they see this as an opportunity to do their own things, rather than Itagaki's. Of course, it might take months for Itagaki to get a new studio off the ground anyway. Funding, offices, publishing deals...it doesn't happen overnight. Plus Itagaki has the legal stuff to contend with now, and very possibly a 'no competition' clause in his contract that would prevent him from publishing a game for xxx no. of months.
