When the monks of the Sanmon, who had descended to Nishi-Sakamoto, became aware of this, they sent a messenger to Kiyomori to thank him for killing their enemy and returned to their mountain.
西坂本まで下っていた山門の大衆はこの動きを知ると、清盛に使者を送り敵を討ったことへの感謝を述べて山へ戻っていった。