For Hongan-ji Temple, Echizen Province, the territory of the Asakura clan, was not only located to the direct south of Kaga, but there were many temples and followers including Yoshizaki Gobo which was once Rennyo's foothold, and Noto Province and Ecchu Province, the territory of the Hatakeyama clan was not only located to the direct north of Kaga, but Gashu Sanka-ji Temples virtually ruled Tonami County in Ecchu where the Hatakeyama clan was always trying to recapture.
本願寺にとって朝倉氏の領国である越前国は加賀の南隣であるだけでなく蓮如のかつての拠点吉崎御坊をはじめとして多くの寺院・門徒がおり、畠山氏の領国である能登国・越中国も加賀の北隣であるだけでなく越中の砺波郡は賀州三ヶ寺の事実上支配下にあり、かねてから畠山氏はその奪還を狙っていた。