It has been handed down that Kirino got very angry when Ippo YAMANODA and Shuichiro KONO visited Sumiyoshi KAWAMURA, the chief of staff, on September 19, as heralds to negotiate to save Saigo's life without consulting Kirino.
9月19日、桐野に内緒で山野田一輔・河野主一郎が西郷救命の軍使となって参軍川村純義のもとに出向いたとき、桐野は激怒したと伝えられる。