| During the Seinan War, whenever the war council was held and the warlords got together, Takamori first asked, "Isn't Shinpachi present?" So, Murata was respected under the care of Saigo.' |
十年の役、軍議ある毎に、諸将会するや、隆盛先づ問て曰く『新八在らざる乎』と、西郷の為に推重せらるゝや、此の如し」と評している。 |