Yoshinari was victorious in the opening engagement of the war, which was fought on October 25, and in the battle that occurred on October 29 he routed the forces of Kageakira ASAKURA and continued fighting against both the forces of Yoshiie YAMAZAKI and Kosaburo AHAKA, who were allied with the Asakura clan, and against Asai clan allies like Genba ASAI and the Hatamoto (direct shogunal vassal) Nagamasa ASAI.
9月16日の緒戦において勝利し、9月20日の戦では朝倉景鏡隊を追い返し、同じく朝倉方山崎吉家隊、阿波賀小三郎隊、浅井方の浅井玄蕃允隊、浅井長政旗本らと交戦。