At the time, because Norimori's daughter was pregnant, Norimori and Naritsune petitioned Kiyomori for mercy; Kiyomori, however, would not even grant them an audience, and sentenced Naritsune to death by beheading.
娘は身重でもあり、困り果てた教盛は成経とともに清盛の元へ参り、寛大な処置を願ったが、清盛は対面すら許さず成経の断罪を命じた。