Then, Takauji was driven out from Kyoto to Kyushu as a result of the counter offensive by the Emperor Godaigo's forces, and in Kyushu, he was taken in by the Shoni clan.
その後、後醍醐天皇の反撃によって京都を追われた尊氏らは九州に落ち、少弐氏に迎えられる。