He asked his senior vassals, Masakage YAMAGATA, Nobufusa BABA, Masatoyo Naito to look after his affairs after he died, and left his last words, `Genshiro, tomorrow, Place the Takeda's flag in Seta,' to YAMAGATA.
重臣の山県昌景や馬場信房、内藤昌豊らに後事を託し、山県に対しては「源四郎、明日は瀬田に（我が武田の）旗を立てよ」と言い残したという。