In 1581, amid the disorder caused by the Otate Disturbance, the issue of rewards for the feats in the Disturbance caused Shigeie SHIBATA, who resided in northern Echigo and was confronted with the Uesugi family, to come to be in touch with Nobunaga ODA and rebel against the Uesugi family.
御館の乱の混乱が続く天正9年（1581年）、乱の恩賞問題により対立状態にあった北越後の新発田重家が織田信長と通じて造反した。