 Thereafter, Yoshioki supported Ōtomo Chikazane, son of Ōtomo Chikatsuna, to become leader of the Ōtomo clan, but this failed owing to the opposition of Masachika's younger brother, Ōtomo Chikaharu.Moreover, Yoshioki's younger brother, Takahiro, who had failed in his earlier rebellion, was under Chikaharu's protection while in exile.Takahiro received one of the characters in his name from Ashikaga Yoshizumi, the "shōgun", who was earlier called Yoshitaka.