When OTOMO no Fukei, who supported Oama no Miko (Oshiama no Miko or Prince Oama who became Emperor Tenmu following the victory in the war), took the City of Yamato (the old capital of Asuka) in control and moved toward the north, ONO no Hatayasu approached the Nara Basin from the north.
大海人皇子（天武天皇）に味方した大伴吹負が倭京（飛鳥の古い都）を制圧して北上したとき、大野果安は北から奈良盆地に進入した。