However, after the death of Hideyoshi, Tokitsune retuned to the Imperial Court in 1598 thanks to Ieyasu TOKUGAWA's mediation, and Noritoshi, who was obliged to split off from the Yamashina family, formed the Inokuma family.
しかし秀吉の死後、徳川家康の取り成しによって、慶長3年（1598年）言経が朝廷に復帰したため、教利はやむなく分家して猪熊家を興した。