Among busho of his generation of the Southern Court, Masanori was the most excellent tactician, and frequently showed good fights like halting and throwing back a large army of the Northern Court including the army of KO no Moroyasu with his small-scale army under the outperformed circumstances.
同世代の南朝方の武将の中では最も優秀な戦術家であり、劣勢の中、高師泰を初めとする北朝の大軍を少数の軍勢で食い止める、撃退するといった善戦を幾度も見せている。