Toma no Miko, Umayado no Miko's younger paternal-half brother, was appointed the successor to Kume no Miko, but Toma no Miko left for the capital under the pretext of his wife's death; therefore, the expedition was suspended.
後任には異母弟・当麻皇子が任命されたが、妻の死を理由に都へ引き揚げ、結局、遠征は中止となった。