In this situation, Nagamasa's attitude of making a closer approach to Rokuro (Harumoto) over a head of his master family (the Hatakeyama clan) resulted in the unity of his master Yoshitaka and Motonaga MIYOSHI, who both regarded it as dangerous.
そんな中、主家・畠山氏を飛び越えて、六郎（晴元）への接近を強めんとする長政の姿勢は、これを危険視する主君・義堯と三好元長の結束を招いてしまう。