Although he had kept a good relationship with Nobunaga by trying to give him positions of vice Shogun and Kanrei, relations between them became worse because Nobunaga began to limit the power of Shogun.
また、信長に副将軍・管領職の地位を与えようとするなど良好な関係を維持するが、やがて信長が将軍権力を制約しはじめたために両者の関係は悪化した。