Ninja's side appealed to a village officer for their discontent, but the village officer's side is said to have told them that they would be served as mediator only if Ninja's side returns to field renouncing their social status of samurai class or accepts to be served as boyaku.
これを不服として忍者側は村役人に訴え出たが、村役人側は、士分としての身分を放棄して帰農するか、棒役を務めるならば仲介に立つと申し渡したという。