In the first battle of Kizukawaguchi, the aim of which was to relieve the Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple, which played the pivotal role in the siege around Nobunaga, the Mori navy defeated the Kuki suigun navy on the Oda side with its main forces comprising the Kobayakawa navy and the Murakami navy.
信長包囲網の中心的存在であった石山本願寺を救援した第一次木津川口の戦いでは、小早川水軍、村上水軍を主力とする毛利水軍が、織田方の九鬼水軍を破った。