Naoharu thought that it was difficult to defend, and escaped to Tomari-jo Castle (present Tanabe City) of his uncle Noriharu YUKAWA (湯河教春) after burning his residence at Komatsubara and the Kameyama-jo Castle (all of which were in present Gobo City).
直春は防ぎ難いとみて小松原の居館も亀山城（いずれも現御坊市）も自焼して逃れ、伯父の湯河教春の守る泊城（現田辺市）へ後退した。