In addition, Nagamase KIZAWA, who was targeting a promising position as a retainer of Rokuro, and Masanaga MIYOSHI, who was one of the Miyoshi clan but was hoping for the downfall of Motonaga, carried out secret maneuvers against Motonaga, and so the gulf between them became even bigger.
しかも、六郎の配下としての有望な地位を狙う木沢長政や、元長の失脚を願う一門の三好政長らの暗躍もあって、その溝は一段と深まった。