On the way back to Kamakura, Mochiuji met Tadamasa NAGAO, a Kasai (main retainer) of Norizane and asked him to tell his request to Norizane; his request was to ask Norizane to negotiate with Yoshinori for him.
持氏は鎌倉に引く途中で憲実の家宰・長尾忠政と出会い、憲実に義教との折衝を依頼する。