Mototsune sided with the adopted son of Masamoto, Sumimoto HOSOKAWA, and fought the other adopted son Takakuni HOSOKAWA, but as he was defeated in the battle, he was deprived of the rank of shugo.
元常は政元の養子・細川澄元を擁してもう1人の養子・細川高国と戦うものの敗れて守護職を奪われた。