By that time, it was known that some members of the Kikuchi family began to call themselves by the local land names, and the family gradually established its position and extended its influence as a local potential in Higo Province.
このころまでに菊池氏一族の中に在地名を名乗る者が現れ、菊池氏一族が肥後国の在地勢力として定着拡散して行ったことが判る。