At the time in Kamakura, Yoritomo became irritated about Yoshitsune who was acting arbitrarily and ignoring orders, in comparison Noriyori was always following Yoritomo's orders and consulting with Tsunetane CHIBA and Yoshimori WADA who was acting as bugyo (magistrate), while Noriyori was staying in Kyushu, the relationship between Yoritomo and Yoshitsune became worse.
その頃鎌倉では、平氏追討の道中、頼朝の意に背かず何事も千葉常胤や奉行として付けられた和田義盛に相談した範頼に対し、言いつけを守らず独自に行動する義経の専横や越権行為が頼朝の怒りを買っており、範頼が九州の行政に当たっている間に、頼朝と義経は対立する。