It is said that Yoshimitsu was under the protection of the Mori clan because of this family linkage, but there is no evidence that he was a vassal of the Mori clan, and he kept the family honor of a distinguished family as one of the Shogun families.
この縁から毛利氏の保護下にあったらしいが家臣としての記録はなくあくまで将軍家一門の名族として家名を保った。