According to "Genpei Seisui ki" (Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and the Taira clans), fight-hungry Yoshimori offered a challenge in front of the Hatakeyama's troops by telling them his name and almost started to fight but considering that both sides have many relatives, they made a peace.
『源平盛衰記』によれば、武勇にはやる義盛が畠山の陣の前で名乗りをあげて挑発してしまい、合戦になりかかるが、双方に縁者も多いことからとりあえず和平がなった。