For the Taira clan, it became increasingly difficult to insist its legitimacy: it let Goshirakawa get away and the Taira clan was recognized as the rebel army resulting in difficulty getting allies.
後白河を取り逃がした事で平氏が自己の正当性を主張する事は難しくなり、平氏は賊軍と認定され味方を集める事が困難となる。