On his departure, Tamuramaro entreated the emperor to release from confinement FUNYA no Watamaro, who had been a fellow soldier during the conquest of the Emishi (Japanese northerners), and Watamaro was set free and appointed as Sangi.
田村麻呂は出発に当たってかつて蝦夷征伐の戦友だった文室綿麻呂の禁錮を解くことを願い、綿麻呂は許されて参議に任じられる。