In the middle of the night on October 2, 1579, Murashige ARAKI took along five to six close aides and moved to Amagasaki-jo Castle (Daimotsu-jo Castle) where his son, Muratsugu ARAKI lived by shooting the Ina-gawa River by a boat under the cover of night.
同年9月2日夜半、荒木村重は5,6名の側近を引き連れ、夜陰にまぎれて船で猪名川を下って、息子荒木村次にいる尼崎城（大物城）へ移っていった。