In response Kyokaku had Kionzan-jo Castle built within the precincts of Daijo-in Temple in the mountains and confined himself inside, but the castle fell to the enemy the following year and he escaped to Ani-ji Temple.
これに対して大乗院境内の山に鬼薗山城を築いて籠城するが、翌年には同城も陥落して安位寺に逃れた。