Natsui was a personal magnetism regardless of where he was, in the capital or in the provinces, and therefore his downfall became a decisive factor to bring about the ruin of the Ki clan in politics, even if the house of Ki had been important since the time of Takeshiuchi no sukune (who was also called Takenouchi no sukune or Takeuchi no sukune, where the term 'sukune' is the title of honor in ancient Japan).
中央・地方を問わず人望のあった夏井の失脚は、武内宿禰以来の名家である紀氏の政界における没落を決定的なものとした。