Nobunaga attacking the Asakura Clan puts the Azai Clan in a weird position, as they are supposed to be allies to both clans. The head of the clan, Nagamasa, who is also Nobunaga’s brother-in-law, says that they cannot attack Nobunaga. However, his father and former head of the clan, Hisamasa, begins preparations to attack Nobunaga’s forces, and tries to get rid of Chidori, who had come to see Oichi.
This dual structure that had made 
the Azai clan's diplomacy unclear
هذه الطبيعة المزدوجة التي شوشّت دبلوماسية عشيرة أزاي
Dieser Zwiespalt innerhalb des Azai-Klans,
der die Diplomatie so wirr machte,
El doble estándar de los Azai
cambió la historia drásticamente.
El doble estándar de los Azai
cambió la historia drásticamente.
La scission du clan Azai,
qui rendait leur diplomatie ambiguë,
Questa spaccatura, che rese 
ambigua la posizione della famiglia Azai,
Com esta dissidência, a posição diplomática
do clã Azai ficou confusa,