It is recorded that Nao DEGUCHI was temporarily taken care of by a regional church of the Konkokyo sect which was also Shinto, and she engaged in activities under their name for some time, since establishment of religious corporations was strictly monitored and limited by the administrative authorities at that time.
当時、行政当局により宗教法人設立が厳しく監視され制限されていたので、出口なおは一時同じく神道であるところの金光教の地方教会の世話になり、名を借りて活動を進めていた時代があったと記録されている。