Ryoma had a narrow escape from the raid thanks to the wit of the adopted daughter of the inn Ryo NARAZAKI and his guard Shinzo MIYOSHI, and concealed himself while in Kagoshima through the help of Takamori SAIGO.
龍馬は同宿の養女・楢崎龍の機転と護衛の三吉慎蔵の働きにより危うく回避し、しばらくの間は西郷隆盛の斡旋により鹿児島に潜伏する。