Kiyomori changed his soldiers' formation and began heading for the north gate; however, his son and heir TAIRA no Shigemori was galled by the withdrawal and tried to challenge Tametomo again, but Kiyomori quickly forced him to stop.
清盛は部署を変えて北門へ向かうが、嫡男の平重盛が口惜しいことだと挑もうとして清盛があわてて止めさせた。