However, considering that Naozane KUMAGAI, who has been supposed to have killed Atsumori, was given a territory in Aki Province and lived in the province by the Sengoku Period, Naozane may have some relationships with the legend.
しかし敦盛を討ったとされる熊谷直実は安芸国に所領を与えられており、また熊谷氏は戦国時代(日本)に至るまで安芸に土着していることから、その点と何らかの関係がある可能性も考えられる。