Yoshitomo was concerned for Tomonaga, his wounds obscured by his armor, but when he warned against the enemy taking his rear, Tomonaga said, 'Rokuro MORI is wounded,' being concerned about the elder of the Minamoto clan.
義朝は朝長を気遣い、傷跡を鎧で抑えて、敵に背後をとられぬ様に諭すが、朝長がいうには「毛利六郎殿の方が手負うている」と述べ、源氏一門の長老を気遣った。