At this time, Okiyo-o, who had become Musashi Gon no kami (a provisional governor of Musashi Province), was not on good terms with KUDARA no Sadatsura, Musashi no kuni-no kami, who had just been appointed as a zuryo; this led Okiyo-o to abandon his assigned region and seek refuge with Masakado.
この頃、武蔵権守となった興世王は新たに受領として赴任してきた武蔵国守百済貞連と不和になり、興世王は任地を離れて将門を頼るようになる。