Even though he himself had died, Yoshinari's forces continued to keep the allied army of the Asai and Asakura clans bogged down at Sakamoto in Omi for several more days, thereby preventing them from being able to attack Nobunaga from the rear.
討ち死にしたものの坂本で数日間に渡って浅井・朝倉連合軍の行軍を妨害し近江に釘付けにした為、連合軍は信長の背後を突くことは出来なかった。