In addition, Kagekatsu made contact with Katsuyori TAKEDA in Kai Province, who dispatched an expedition force to Echigo for the purpose of mediation in accordance with the Koso Alliance (an alliance between the Takeda clan in Kai Province and the Hojo clan in Sagami Province) at the early stage of the Disturbance where the tide of the Disturbance was against Kagekatsu's side.
また、乱においては当初、戦局は不利であったため、甲相同盟に基づき調停のため越後へ出兵した甲斐国の武田勝頼に接触し、