As a result of Teruhiro's invasion of Yamaguchi, Mori's army was forced to withdraw to Honshu (the main island of Japan), which allowed the Otomo clan to recapture Mori's castles in Chikuzen Province and elsewhere in northern Kyushu.
輝弘の山口乱入によって、毛利軍は本州に撤退せざるを得なくなり、大友氏は筑前国など北九州の毛利方の諸城の奪回に成功した。