They excelled in the urban battles in the Meitoku no Ran (Meitoku Rebellion) and the Onin no Ran (Onin War): during the Onin no Ran, they attacked Masahiro OUCHI under the order of Katsumoto HOSOKAWA, playing a part in the Muromachi political arena.
彼らは明徳の乱や応仁の乱など市街地が舞台となった合戦で活躍し、応仁の乱では細川勝元の指示で大内政弘を攻撃するなど、室町政界に参与した。