After being defeated in this political struggle, Tadayoshi switched his allegiance to the Southern Court, and Tadafuyu ASHIKAGA, Takauji's son and Tadayoshi's adopted child, followed his adopted father in switching sides, fleeing to Kyushu and fighting against the Northern Court.
政争に敗れた直義は南朝に帰順し、尊氏の子で直義の養子になっていた足利直冬も養父に従い九州へ逃れて戦う。