He was released after Yoshinori was killed in the Kakitsu War in 1441 and was incarcerated again when he was ordered to come to Kyoto by the eighth Shogun, Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA.
1441年の嘉吉の乱で義教が殺されると赦免されるが、その後も8代将軍足利義政の上洛命令などを受け、投獄もされている。