Until the;ead pf Satsuma and Choshu forces became apparent in the Toba-Fushimi War that took place in January of the following year, these alliances between Satsuma and Tosa, and Satsuma, Tosa and Aki, were not able to exercise power.
そのためこれらの薩土同盟・薩土芸同盟は、翌年1月の鳥羽・伏見の戦いにおいて薩長官軍側の優勢が判明するまで実質的な威力には乏しかった。