Sadakage ASAKURA (the ninth family head) who became Echizen no kuni shugo (the Governor of Echizen Province) and Mino no kuni shugo (the Governor of Mino Province) Shigeyori TOKI did not move for fear that they would become the next targets, although they had geographically better conditions than Kaga Province to join the camp.
越前国守護となった朝倉貞景(9代当主)と美濃国守護の土岐成頼は、地理的にも加賀よりも参陣しやすい条件にありながら、次の標的が自分たちに向けられる事を危惧して動かなかった。