Afterwards, Tonouchi was assassinated and Yuzan NEGISHI withdrew the group in the internal leadership struggle, and Iesato who left in isolation ran away from the group, but he was forced to commit Seppuku (ritual suicide by disembowelment) by Serizawa when he was hiding in Osaka.
その後主導権争いで殿内は暗殺、根岸友山も脱退し、孤立し出奔した家里は、大阪にいたところを芹沢に切腹させられた。