His two disciples, also from his dojo, further helped organize and strengthen the group, Hijikata Toushirou and Okita Sougo. His friendly yet commanding nature resulted in the gathered men following him as the leader. He and his group are cowed by a faction that didn't participate in the fighting, a group from a dojo in the Bushuu province lead by the dojo leader, Kondou Isao. But for the next few days, factions growing within the gathered men lead to fights determining who will lead this force, the strongest so far lead by Yamazaki Sagaru. They invited lower class samurai, vagabonds, and ronin (masterless samurai). Tax Revenue Robbers (зЁЋй‡‘жіҐжЈ’ Zeikindorobou) by Sakata Gintoki.ДЇour years before the start of the series, Matsudaira Katakuriko and Sasaki Isaburo, two government officials, decided to create a police force in Edo to counteract the growing problem of the revived Jouishishi called the Roushigumi (Ronin Group).The Dogs of Bakufu (е№•еєњгЃ®зЉ¬ Bakufu no Inu) by the Jouishishi,.Due to this, they were sometimes tasked with protection duty to any government officials and Amanto ambassadors, which also includes the Shogun.Д«ecause they serve under the government, they have been given various negative labels, such as: Since they were created by the Shogunate, they were under the direct control of Police Commissioner Matsudaira and are thus higher ranked than the normal police.

They were sometimes given detective work beyond the scope of the regular police. They also did regular police duties like patrols, traffic, and handling non-terrorist related crimes. The Shinsengumi main task was to find and arrest Jouishishi and any other terrorists.

Gintama shinsengumi