The same year Masamoto led a campaign against his opponents of Yamashiro Province. Masamoto who was childless (many who thought was a homosexual) then adopted Sumiyuki and Sumimoto as his sons. The retainers of Hosokawa then disputed for very long to who the successor of the Hosokawa would be.
In the same year that Masamoto led a campaign against his rivals in Yamashiro Province, he adopted Sumiyuki and Sumimoto as his sons despite being childless (some believed him to be homosexual). This led to a long dispute among the retainers of Hosokawa over who would succeed them.