The rebellion plan was to back up Prince Kibumi by leading both the SAEKI and OTOMO clans with OTOMO no Komaro in order to purge the group of Nakamaro, but both of them rejected it.
大伴古麻呂とともに佐伯・大伴両氏族を率いて黄文王を擁立し仲麻呂派を除こうというものであったが、両者はこれを拒絶した。