Thereafter, Takakuni sought support from the Rokkaku, Asakura and Toki clans in order to assemble an army, whereupon he returned to Kyoto in May, driving Yukinaga MIYOSHI to suicide and forcing Sumimoto to flee to Settsu.
しかし六角氏・朝倉氏・土岐氏らの支援を仰いで5月、再挙兵して京都に侵攻し、三好之長を自害に追い込み、澄元を摂津に敗走させた。