Yoshikage welcomed Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA, a younger brother of Yoshiteru, to Ichijodani, Echizen Province and protected him, but since he wasn't interested in the operation of advancing to the capital (Kyoto City) as Yoshiaki had hoped, Yoshiaki left Echizen Province for Nobunaga ODA who was building on the momentum of having Mino Province under control.
義景は義輝の弟・足利義昭（義秋）を越前一乗谷に迎えて保護したが、義昭が望む上洛戦には冷淡であったため、義昭は、美濃国を支配下において勢いに乗る織田信長を頼って越前から去ってしまった。