The roshi-gumi was unified by the Kondo group (Sieikanha group), and Sannan was appointed to the chief for the organizational restructuring and positioned himself between the leader Kondo and the vice chief Toshizo HIJIKATA.
浪士組は近藤派（試衛館派）によって統一され、組織再編で山南は総長に就任し、局長近藤、副長土方歳三の間に位置する立場となった。