Moreover, concerning SAIGO, he wrote to ITO that he did not think SAIGO conformed to the Shigakko (school mainly for warriors) party and would not act rashly and blindly.
また西郷については、これでは私学校党に同意せず、「無名の軽挙」をやらかさないだろうと書き送った（明治10年2月7日付書簡）。