In accordance with the prince's order, OITA no Esaka headed to Omi province, AU Shima returned to Prince Oama, but there is no description in "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) about KIFUMI no Otomo's afterward action.
命令に従い大分恵尺は近江に向かい、逢志摩は大海人皇子のもとに引き返したが、黄書大伴の行動については『日本書紀』に明記されない。