Once the unrest in Mikawa Province was transmitted to the neighboring Totomi Province, the whole territory became wrapped in suspicion with people in panic wondering who would be friend or foe amid the chaos and whether the news was true or false (Enshu [Totomi Province] Confusion).
このような三河の動揺が隣国・遠江へも伝播すると、正・誤の判別がつかない情報が飛び交う遠江領内は敵味方の見極めさえ困難な疑心暗鬼の状態に陥ってしまう（遠州錯乱）。