After the war Naufahu Māpilitoa returned to the land he made his home Vaimalō. He started a family but even that didn't stop him from voicing and making his hatred of his uncle the King known. This made him very popular with the common people but viewed by his father Fīnau Fisi and his uncle the King as not only unforgivably and deeply disrespectful but hindering lasting peace. This made Naufahu a very dangerous enemy in the eyes of the ruling monarch as he was looked up to as a leader by other chiefs and warriors who felt the same way.