In any case, siezing this as an opportunity, Masakado drove Yoshikane's troops to Mt. Tsukuba-san; within 3 years Yoshikane died of illness, and Masakado's prowess came to be known throughout the Kanto region.
いずれにしてもこれを機に将門は良兼らの兵を筑波山に駆逐し、それから3年の間に良兼は病死し、将門の威勢と名声は関東一円に鳴り響いた。