Tenchu-gumi made a flag with the Imperial chrysanthemum emblem in it and with the words 'Shichisho Zoku Metten Goshoran' (Heaven will see us to be born seven times to destroy traitors) written clearly with big characters, raising the group's morale.
天誅組は菊の御紋の入った旌一流、「七生賊滅天後照覧」と大書された幟一本をつくり、士気を高めた。