Although he later regained his position as the Shogun of the Muromachi Government with the support of Yoshioki OUCHI, he came into conflict with the new Kanrei, Takakuni HOSOKAWA, fled Kyoto and died in Awa.
後に周防国の大内義興を後ろ盾にして室町幕府将軍職に復帰するが、今度は管領の細川高国（政元の養子）と対立して京都を出奔し、阿波で死去した。