For this reason, the conflict between Masakado and Mamoru became more serious and so did the one between Maki and his uncle, TAIRA no Kunika, who Maki were not on good terms with and who was in favor of Mamoru's side with a matrimonial relation with Mamoru.
これにより将門は護と対立を強め、また護と姻戚関係である伯父平国香らが護側の味方であった為、元々因縁があったらしい伯父らと更に深く対立する事となってしまった。