 On the ship to Saga, he made an enemy of Shima Yoshitake, the former governor of Akita Prefecture, who was traveling to Saga at the request of Sanjō Sanetomi.Iwamura so outraged Shima that Shima decided to throw his lot in with Etō and his rebels.Etō decided to take action on the 16th of February 1874, by raiding a bank and occupying government offices within the grounds of old Saga castle.