After this, having decided to appeal directly to the bakufu, Satondo communicated with his fellows who had spread to various areas, including Edo, Osaka, Tokuyama, Hagi City, and waited for an appropriate timing while gathering information concerned.
そこで、今度は直接幕府に訴えることにした里人は京都を拠点として、江戸･大坂･徳山･萩市など各地に散らばった仲間と連絡を取り合い、情報を集めながら時期を待った。