It seems that he created emery more than required; he created animosity on Kagekatu UESUGI since he massacred soldiers in the Uozu-jo Castle opened on the condition that the return of the castle soldiers was accepted, and he killed the 13-year-old second son of Masashige DOI who seceded via crucifixion in front of the Doi army holding the castle.
城兵の越後への帰還を認める条件で開城した魚津城の兵士を虐殺して上杉景勝の恨みを買う、離反した土肥政繁の13歳になる次男を籠城する土肥軍の前で磔刑にするなど、必要以上に敵を作る部分も認められる。