Although Naomori has long been believed to have planned his attack as a result of his grievance against this incident, the story that he rescued Senhime from Osaka-jo Castle is today considered as being questionable. In all actuality, Senhime is most likely to have been escorted by a Toyotomi warrior named Ujihisa HORIUCHI to Naomori's camp and was then taken by Naomori to Hidetada TOKUGAWA.
直盛の襲撃計画はこのことを恨んでのものとされ、長く信じられていたが、現在ではそもそも大坂城で直盛が千姫を救出した話自体が疑わしいとされている（実際には堀内氏久という豊臣方の武将に護衛されて直盛の陣まで届けられた後、直盛が徳川秀忠の元へ送り届けた、というのが真相らしい。