After the first battle, Kagetora went to Kyoto to have an audience with Emperor Gonara to express his gratitude for having been awarded an Imperial court rank and for having been appointed to an Imperial court post, and gained an Imperial order to punish his private enemies.
景虎は、第一次合戦の後に、叙位任官の御礼言上のため上洛して後奈良天皇に拝謁し、「私敵治罰の綸旨（りんじ）」を得た。