Zenka HAGA (a senior vassal of Utsunomiya clan) who was Sugodai (provincial constable) of Echigo and Kazusa Provinces, being aware of this movement, planned to intercept Noriaki, heading for Kamakura, in Ueno, but was defeated by Motouji's troops at Nigabayashino, Musashi Province; making use of this incident as a reason, Motouji sent punitive forces to Utsunomiya-jo Castle, but on their way to Utsunomiya, the sending of troops for subjugation was cancelled because Motouji accepted an exucuse of Ujitsuna UTSUNOMIYA in Gion-jo Castle under mediation by Yoshimasa OYAMA.
この動きを知った上野・越後守護代の芳賀禅可（宇都宮氏綱の重臣）は鎌倉に上る憲顕を上野で迎え撃とうとするが逆に武蔵国苦林野で基氏の軍勢に敗退、これに口実を得た基氏軍は討伐軍を宇都宮城に差し向けるが、途中の祇園城で小山義政の仲介の下、宇都宮氏綱の弁明を入れて討伐は中止された。