On July 14, Araki visited the residence of hatamoto Nagatsune ASANO who was from a branch family of the Asano in Ako and asked them to tell Kuranosuke that 'there are possibilities for the restoration of the Asano clan.'
荒木は6月9日(旧暦)（7月14日）に赤穂浅野家分家筋の旗本浅野長恒の屋敷を訪れて、「浅野家再興の見込みあり」の旨を内蔵助に伝えて欲しいと伝言している。