Since the Tokugawa clan and the Gohojo clan had almost the same military potential in those days, they thought that if they fought, they would have suffered serious damage and decided to bury the hatchet by seeking reconciliation.
しかし、当時の徳川氏と後北条氏は戦力がほぼ互角であったため、まともに戦えば手痛い打撃を受けると考えた両者は、和睦することで矛を収めることとした。