Moreover Kazuuji left the capital to assist the legitimate child of Takauji, Senjuo (later the second Shogun Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA), who had taken Kamakura with the order of Yoshisada NITTA, and he assisted the Ashikaga clan to take control of Kamakura, opposing Yoshisada.
さらに新田義貞に奉じられて鎌倉を陥落させた尊氏の嫡子・千寿王（後の2代将軍足利義詮）を補佐するために下向し、義貞に対抗して鎌倉を足利氏に掌握させる。