However, as he was admonished by his elder brother FUJIWARA no Mitsuyori who had a distrust of Nobuyori's capability, in the meantime, he decided to break away from Nobuyori.
だが、信頼の器量に不信感を抱く兄の藤原光頼の戒めもあって、程なくして信頼からの離反を決意。