However in 1457, surviving retainers of Akamatsu clan, which was ruined in Kakitsu War, attacked the force of Southern Court that was hiding in mountains of Yoshino, trying to restore impaired reputation of Akamatsu clan.
しかし、1457年、嘉吉の乱で没落した赤松氏遺臣が赤松氏名誉回復を目指し、吉野の山奥に潜んでいた南朝方を攻撃。