He had returned to his hometown in Kochi Prefecture temporarily and was recuperating from his illness while Taisuke ITAGAKI resigned his position as the result of political upheaval caused by Seikanron (debate on subjugation of Korea) and organized Risshisha (Meiji Period) to start the Freedom and People's Rights Movement.
その後、病気のために一時故郷高知県に戻って静養していたとき、板垣退助が征韓論政変で下野して自由民権運動を起こすために立志社(明治)を結成した。