Predicting it was a false surrender, Saneyo TOIN opposed accepting Naoyoshi's offer of submission arguing that they should take that opportunity to put down Naoyoshi to reduce the Northern Court's war potential, instead.
洞院実世は偽りの投降と見抜き、降伏の受け入れに反対、むしろこの機会に直義を討伐して北朝側の戦力を削減させるべきと主張する。