The former retainers of the shugo daimyo (military governor) Akamatsu clan which had been broken in the Kakitsu disturbance (Taro IWAMI, Tatewaki NYUNOYA, Mitsuyoshi KOZUKI, and so forth) who were determined to reestablish the clan noticed the fact.
嘉吉の乱で取り潰された守護大名赤松氏の再興を願う赤松家遺臣達（石見太郎、丹生屋帯刀、上月満吉など）は、この点に着目。