After he was released, he worked together with Kazue SOMA, under the direction of Saemon KASUGA, who was the commander of the former Edo bakufu's army forces (Edo bakufu was the last Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
釈放後は相馬主計と行動を共にして旧幕府軍陸軍隊隊長春日左衛門の下に付く。