Since when he was in Shinshu he had fought against Tokugawa several times, and he never blundered; people say he is a venomous insect for Tokugawa; who would be a hero in this age but Sanada.'
「そもそも信州以来、徳川に敵する事数回、一度も不覚の名を得ず、徳川の毒虫なりと世に沙汰せり、当世の英雄真田を非ずして誰ぞや。」