Although Koga Nyudo wanted to attack Kyoto immediately, the envoy of the Kai-Genji (Minamoto clan) (which had cooperated with the uprising) restrained this, saying they didn't have enough military force yet.
甲賀入道は早々に京へ打ち入ろうと欲したが（蜂起に協力していた）甲斐源氏の使者がまだ兵力が足りないとして、これを止めたという。