On February 6, the public consultation was held at the head office of the Shigakko to discuss the attack on the ammunition depot and how to deal with Naoo NAKAHARA's plan to kill Saigo, and they decided to dispatch the troops; however, Murata kept his silence and did not say anything willingly.
2月6日、弾薬庫襲撃事件と中原尚雄の西郷刺殺計画への対処についての私学校本部での大評定が開かれ、出兵が決定されたが、村田は黙然としていて積極的に発言しなかった。