Kozuke no suke answered when he was investigated that takumi-no-kami could be beside himself to slash him because he had done nothing to be held a grudge, forcing takumi-no-kami to Seppuku on the same day is too easy and quick decision." when Akihide KATO and Shigetomi INAGAKI, who were wakadoshiyori, informed that decision of Okado.
それまでは上野介様も、慎み仰せつけられ、再応糾しの上、いよいよ神妙に相い聞き、なんの恨みも受け候儀もこれなく、全く内匠頭乱心にて刃傷に及び候筋もこれあり候はば、御称美の御取り扱いもこれあるべき所、今日に今日の御称美は余り御手軽にて御座候」と抗議したという。