It seems that the Oda clan took the foregoing actions with the political objective of temporarily alleviating friction with the Mori clan, under circumstances in which they were engaged in ongoing conflicts on several fronts, such as that of Hongan-ji Temple.
織田氏の処置は、本願寺などの諸勢力との闘いが続く中で、毛利氏との軋轢を一時的に軽減するための政治的な目的があったと考えられる。