According to one theory, Naomasa was given cold shoulder by Ieyasu because of his great achievements in the past, however, another theory that he could not have served due to tetanus caused by the wound he received at the Battle of Sekigahara is widely accepted.
かつての功績があまりにも大きいため家康に冷遇されたとも言われるが、直政は関ヶ原の戦いでの戦傷が元で破傷風を起こしているため病気で出仕できなかったとの見方が大勢である。