However, the way he took was so radical that he was not able to fully achieve reformation of the domain; after he resigned from the third Ukeyaku, he stopped being involved in the domain duties and returned to Takeo to spend the rest of his life.
が、その方法が過激であったために、結局、藩政改革を全うすることができず、3度目の請役辞任の後は、藩政に関わらないまま、武雄に戻って余生を送っている。