Even after returning to his home province Masakado continued to be confronted by Yoshikane and the majority of the clan, and on September 18, Yoshikane attacked Masakado's Ikuha no mimaya, holding up portraits of Masakado's father, Yoshimasa, and other ancestors, such as Takamochi-o.
帰国後も、将門は良兼を初め一族の大半と対立し、8月6日には良兼は将門の父良将や高望王など父祖の肖像を掲げて将門の常羽御厩を攻めた。