Judging that Nobunaga (Takaya KAMIKAWA) would not create a peaceful land, Mitsuhide raised Honno-ji no Hen in the hope that Hideyoshi (Toshiro YANAGIBA) would cut off his head and govern the land.
信長（上川隆也）では平和な世を築き上げることは出来ないと判断し、秀吉（柳葉敏郎）が自らを討ち取って天下を取ることを期待して、本能寺の変に及ぶ設定。