Having a sense of crisis about this situation, Yoshisada NITTA and Yoshisuke WAKIYA had Imperial Prince Tsuneyoshi and Imperial Prince Takayoshi over them, and went to the Hokuriku Region in November 1336.
これに危機感を抱いた新田義貞・脇屋義助は恒良親王・尊良親王を奉戴して1336年（延元元年）10月に北陸へ落ちて行った。