Later on, he attempted a comeback but failed it, and then he ran to Yoshino to meet Emperor Gomurakami (according to the theory of Takanori being the author of "Taiheiki," he was supposed to have written the original book of Taiheiki around this time).
後に故郷において再起を図るもこれにも失敗して吉野の後村上天皇のもとへ逃れる（高徳を『太平記』の著者とする説によれば、この時期に原本が書かれたとされている）。