In addition, receiving information that MINAMOTO no Yoritomo in Togoku (the eastern part of Japan, particularly Kanto region) have also shown threatening move, TAIRA no Munemori who succeeded the government after Kiyomori withdrew all punishment to temples in Nanto including Todai-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple on March 1 (old calender).
また、東国の源頼朝の動きも不穏との情報が入ってきたために、清盛に代わって政権を継承した平宗盛は、3月1日(旧暦)に東大寺・興福寺以下の南都諸寺への処分を全て撤回した。