Excellent chapter, I hope the Shinsengumi won't be gone for too long. I do wonder if he will do a timeskip like you guys are saying. I could see it happening but I would prefer to see what Edo will be like without the Shinsengumi. I don't think Nobume went with them, maybe she'll join Yoruzawa now that she has nobody or Shinsuke.
This arc was very enjoyable. With the ending that we got from this chapter one does not simply wait patiently for this to be animated.. T_T (The feels were strong throughout the whole thing)