By the Eiroku era, Sogyu interacted with Tango SHIMOTSUMA family of Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple, and next to them, he relied on Masayasu MIYOSHI who had influence over Sakai, but he gradually became closer to Nobunaga ODA who had been extending influence.
宗及は永禄年間には石山本願寺の下間丹後の一族と通じ、次いで堺に勢力を張った三好政康を頼みとしていたが、やがて伸長してきた織田信長に接近。