It is said that although Nobuyori was delighted to have secured Kiyomori as an ally, Yoshitomo, who noticed that the retainers of Kiyomori (NANIWA no Tsunefusa, Sadafusa TACHI, TAIRA no Morinobu, and Kagetsuna ITO) sent to escort Nobuchika back were all renowned 'warriors worth a thousand,' meaning each one of them was rumored to be the match of a thousand regular soldiers, which caused him to feel misgivings (as recorded in the "Kojidan," Old Setsuwa Tales).
信頼は清盛が味方についたことを喜ぶが、義朝は信親を警護していた清盛の郎等（難波経房・館貞保・平盛信・伊藤景綱）が「一人当千」の武者であることから危惧を抱いたという（『古事談』）。