Kuranosuke OISHI, the head of one faction, adopted a neutral attitude by avoiding the split and did his best to restore the family by suggesting that the radical Edo faction bide their time for revenge.
一党の頭目たる大石内蔵助自身は、どっちつかずの態度で分裂を回避しながら、実際にはお家再興に力を入れて、江戸急進派に時節到来を待つよう促すという立場をとった。