Meanwhile, Kashitaro ITO parted from the organization as a Goryo Eji (Guard of an Emperor's Tomb), in which Heisuke TODO and Hajime SAITO (a spy belonging to the Kondo faction) also joined.
そのころ、伊東甲子太郎は御陵衛士として分離し、藤堂平助、斎藤一（近藤派の間者）らがこれに加わった。