Kanemichi was normally on friendly terms with FUJIWARA no Yoritada, the Minister of the Right, whom Kanemichi succeeded as the head of the Fuji clan and whom Kaneie considered as his successor.
兼通は右大臣の藤原頼忠と仲がよく、以前藤氏長者を譲って貰ったこともあって、自分の後継にと考えていた。