It is also considered that the reasons for Tadatsugu's adversity in his later years included the emergence of young people like Masanobu HONDA and the promotion of Tadatsugu to an important position by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
忠次が晩年に不遇だった理由は、本多正信ら若い人材の台頭と、豊臣秀吉から重用されたためともされている。