These battles came to a deadlock, and especially on Gokurakuji-zaka Slope, Yoshisada's forces had a hard fight, symbolized by the death of Muneuji ODATE (cf. the article of "The Odate clan").
戦いは膠着し、特に極楽寺坂では大舘宗氏が戦死するほど苦戦する（大舘氏参照）。