After Gikai left, Gien was appointed as the chief priest of Eihei-ji Temple, but since the temple was impoverished due to the conflict and because Gien couldn't earn the trust of the Hatano clan, the Kaiki (patron of a temple in its founding) of the Soto clan, the power of the temple rapidly diminished.
義介の下山後、義演が永平寺住職に就任したが論争による寺内の疲弊は甚だしく、また義演が開基波多野氏の信頼を得られなかったこともあって寺勢は急速に衰える。