Then, after consulting with Sukekiyo OTA, who was a main retainer of Ogigayatsu-Uesugi family and Kagenaka's son-in-low, Kagenaka called back the first son of Norizane, 竜忠 (Noritada UESUGI) to the family in order to have him succeed to Kanto Kanrei.
そこで景仲は扇谷上杉家の家宰で娘婿の太田資清と相談して憲実の長男・竜忠（上杉憲忠）を連れ出して関東管領を継承させた。