However, Kikakumaru's uncle Takaharu NAITO, who sided with the Mori clan, raided them, so they were defeated in the Battle of Myokenzaki on the next day.
しかし、毛利氏方についていた、亀鶴丸の叔父に当たる内藤隆春の急襲を受け、翌11月11日の妙見崎の戦いで敗北。