Subsequently favored by Hirobumi ITO, he lived in Ito's house, and while accompanying him to Hiroshima City and Shimonoseki City, he came to be known as a 'Go Kid.'
その後伊藤博文の恩顧を受けて伊藤宅に居し、また広島市、下関市に随伴し、「碁打小僧」として知られるようになる。