 The "bakufu" requested the immediate surrender of the fief, and some of the retainers wished to oppose this by barricading themselves in Akō Castle, an action known as "rōjō", while others wanted to follow their lord in death by means of "junshi", this action being called "oibara".They were shocked and angered by the fact that Kira was not only still alive but also not punished.One man, Ōishi (Kura-no-suke) Yoshino, took a leading role from the beginning.