Araki returned to Edo no later than July 6, and reported the inspection to Shogun Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, roju and wakadoshiyori (lower-ranking members of the cabinet), and also he told them about Oishi's desire to restore the Asano family, but nevertheless, Nagahiro ASANO ended up being left to his head family Hiroshima clan, and this is how Kuranosuke OISHI's activity for the restoration of the Asano family was failed.
6月1日までに江戸に戻った荒木は、将軍徳川綱吉や老中若年寄らに収城の報告をおこない、大石から浅野家再興の嘆願に希望があったことも伝えたものの、結局、浅野長広は本家広島藩へお預けとなり、大石内蔵助の浅野家再興運動は挫折した。