And in the Battle of Inou which Toshiie took part in immediately after he had his coming of age celebrated, because he was shot under the right eye with an arrow, the men on his side urged him to withdraw, but after he said, "I have not gained even one severed head," he dashed into the enemy forces with the arrow stuck into his face, and made a great achievement of killing the very man who shot him with a bow.
また元服直後に参戦した稲生の戦いでは、合戦中に右目の下に矢を受け、味方が引く事を促すも、「まだ一つも首級を挙げてない」と顔に矢が刺さったまま敵陣に飛び込み、弓を射た本人を討ち取る功を立てた。