There is evidence that Bakufu tried to grasp movement of Kamakura through Norizane, and it is considered that there was a feud between Mochiuji who continuously took an attitude of confrontation against Yoshinori and a moderate Norizane.
幕府は憲実を通じて鎌倉の動向を把握しようとしていた形跡が見られ、義教への対抗姿勢を続ける持氏と穏健派の憲実は確執が生じるようになっていたと考えられている。