During the Seinan War, all the adult males went to the front, and the women had to protect the Saigo family; and after the residence of Takemura had been burnt down, they drifted from one place to another in Kagoshima; during such days Seppo kept following them sharing the pains and sorrows, and gave them emotional support.
また、西南戦争中に成人男子が出征して西郷家は完全に女所帯となり、武村の屋敷が焼亡した後は鹿児島各地を転々としたが、雪篷は常に一家と苦患をともにし、その精神的支柱となった。