Later on, she is said to have looked to one of her relatives, Iekuni NUMATA (also known as Iyo no kuni no kami [Governor of Iyo Province]), the head of the local ruling family of Numata, Kozuke Province and the Numata clan of FUJIWARA no Hidesato line, for help and lived under their protection.
後に、縁戚関係にある上野国沼田の豪族で、藤原秀郷沼田氏当主・沼田家国（伊予国守）を頼って、その庇護を受けたという。