However, it seems that a draft did exist and was owned to some extent in various manuscript forms, and it is known that around 1010, during the reign of Emperor Ichijo, the emperor and FUJIWARA no Michinaga appear to have considered the resumption of compiling the Shinkokushi, although this was never realized due to the emperor's death (entries in "Gonki" (FUJIWARA no Yukinari's diary) on eighth month eighth day in the same year, and in the "Mido Kanpaku ki" on fourth month twenty-ninth day in the same year),and that, according to a catalogue made by FUJIWARA no Michinori, there existed versions both in 40 and 50 parts.
ただし、草稿は存在してある程度写本などの形で所有されていたらしく、一条天皇の時代の寛弘7年（1010年）頃に天皇や藤原道長が新国史の編纂再開を検討したものの天皇崩御によって実現しなかったとされること（『権記』同年8月8日条・『御堂関白記』同8月29日条など）、藤原通憲作成の図書目録などによると40巻本と50巻本があることが分かる。