According to Kan SHIMOZAWA, YOSHIMURA found that Shinsengumi left Osaka, became homeless and requested the Morioka hantei (mansion maintained by the Morioka domain) for permission for him to return to the Morioka domain.
子母澤寛によれば、新選組が大阪を離れている事を知った吉村は路頭に迷い盛岡藩邸に帰藩を願う。