Factional disputes always a concern with politics, but when it escalates into total chaos, it can spell the downfall of a government. And as the strength of the Ashikaga shogunate was sapped by conflicts within, it would set a stage for century long tumult of the Sengoku period...
Incidentally, Three Ma comes from the fact 
that the three of them have "Ma" in their names.
Se llaman así porque
sus tres apellidos contienen "ma".
Aliás, eles têm esse nome porque
no nome deles tem a sílaba "ma".