Itagaki was said to give a present to Motoyama, saying it had been thanks to his mentor Motoyama that he could narrowly survive the incident, and in return, received the full proficiency from Motoyama.
板垣は、命が助かったのは師のおかげと本山に贈り物を贈ったところ、本山から皆伝を授けられたという。