The 12th head, Taketoki KIKUCHI responded to the rinji (Imperial command) of the Emperor Godaigo, he attacked Chinzei tandai (office of the military governor of Kyushu) of Hidetoki HOJO in Hakata, with Korenori ASO, Sadatsune SHONI and Sadamune Otomo, but he was betrayed by Sadatsune and Sadamune, and died in battle within the premise of Chinzei tandai after fighting bravely.
12代菊池武時は後醍醐天皇の綸旨に応じ、阿蘇惟直・少弐貞経・大友貞宗をさそって鎮西探題北条英時を博多に襲ったが、貞経・貞宗の裏切りによって善戦空しく鎮西探題館内で戦死した。