Although it is said that Kagetora was physically and mentally fatigued by dispute with the Takeda clan and by mediation of dispute among vassals over territories, he gave up entering priesthood by persuasions of Koiku TENSHITSU, Masakage NAGAO and so on.
この頃、武田氏との抗争や家臣同士の領土争いの調停で心身が疲れきっていたとも言われているが、天室光育、長尾政景らの説得で出家を断念した。