Kogi-Onmitsu was the direct intelligence organization of the Edo-Shogunate. At most, there were around 3,000 members in this circle. The Kogi-Onmitsu did not participate in night raids and guerrilla warfare. They were a police force in Edo. The existence of the Kogi-Onmitsu decreased the demand for shinobi even more in the society of Edo. The profession of Kusa was long term. Some of them could never go back to Edo and they would have to live in other provinces. Others lived with their families and their sons and grandchildren had to inherit the mission just like in the Sengoku Period.