She wielded great power within the Toyotomi family along with the Ono brothers, playing a crucial role before and during the Siege of Osaka.

When Hideyoshi died, the clan's leadership was left in the hands of the Council of Five Elders, due to the fact that Hideyori was too young.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was unrivaled in terms of seniority, rank, reputation, and overall influence within the regency government, and had the allegiance of many of the lords of eastern Japan.

When Lady Okurakyo's son returned to Osaka, she was already one of the most prominent political figures in the castle, giving her children the opportunity to also amass such influence in Toyotomi's domain.

"Hideyori leaves Osaka Castle and moves to another domain"Naturally, the opinions of Lady Okurakyo and Katsumoto differed and didn't dovetail.

Other moderate busho who watched the scene also gave up on the future of the Toyotomi family and left Osaka Castle.

Afterwards, the pro-war faction within the Toyotomi family gained ascendancy and enlisted the services of ronin from various parts of the country to take part in the Winter campaign of the Siege of Osaka, however; Ono clan orchestred with Yodo-dono and passively sued for peace, earning they the animosity of Sanada Yukimura's pro-war faction.

The final major uprising against Tokugawa rule was put to an end, leaving the shogunate unchallenged for approximately 250 years.