His father, Hisamasa, and his retainers insisted that 'the family should not cut off the Asakura clan which had been a great benefactor to the family,' urging Nagamasa to annul the alliance with Nobunaga and help the Asakura clan.
父の久政や家臣たちが「大恩ある朝倉を見捨てるべからず」と主張し、信長との同盟を破棄して朝倉氏を助けるように迫った。