(Although Murakami and Kashio were both from Awa, were close friends since they were in Awa, both lived in Sahara, and belonged to the same swordsmanship school, the Hokushin-Ittoryu school, there is no record indicating that Kashio belonged to the Torao no kai.)
（村上と柏尾は同郷で阿波から昵懇の仲で、共に佐原に居を構え、剣術も北辰一刀流の同門であったが、柏尾が虎尾の会に属していた記録は無い）。