However, Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, which had a cooperative relationship with the Azai clan, was destroyed by fire during an attack on Mount Hiei by Nobunaga in October 1571.
だが浅井氏と協力関係にあった比叡山延暦寺は、元亀2年（1571年）9月に信長に比叡山焼き討ち(1571年)にあい壊滅してしまう。