Kuninaga fought bravely with a few soldiers, but when the enemy eventually broke in through the back of the residence, he yielded and committed suicide along with other family members (Shochu Disturbance).
国長は少ない手勢を率いて奮戦したが、最終的には館の裏手を突破されたことから観念し、一族郎党とともに自害して果てた（正中の変）。