He returned and reported the progress to Yoshikatsu TOKUGAWA immediately thereafter, and went to Kokura to discuss the plan of punishment of Choshu, report the progress made to lieutenant governor Mochiaki MATSUDAIRA, and report the progress to the governor of Satsuma Domain Hisaaki SHIMAZU.
引き返して徳川慶勝に経過報告をしたのち、小倉に赴き、副総督松平茂昭に長州処分案と経過を述べ、薩摩藩総督島津久明にも経過を報告した。