Deprived of heirship and condemned as a rebel by Yoshimasa, Masanaga sought for support by Katsumoto, but Katsumoto refused the request in expectation of a counter-offensive at a later opportunity.
義政から廃嫡され賊軍扱いされた政長は勝元に援軍を求めたが、勝元は後日の反撃を期してこれを断った。