Another theory is based on a historical event in which, on the day before the day of Setsubun, a vassal of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI named Yoshiharu HORIO happened to eat what looked like maki-zushi and departed for the front, and came off of a great victory in the battle.
また豊臣秀吉の家臣・堀尾吉晴が偶々節分の前日に巻き寿司のような物を食べて出陣し、戦いに大勝利を収めたという故事を元にしているという説もある。