When the residence castle of Mogami clan, the Yamagata-jo Castle was attacked by the troops of Uesugi clan, Kagetsuna KATAKURA offered an advice for Masamune to watch for the opportunity of Mogami clan and Uesugi clan going down together and profit from it; however, Masamune rejected this advice for reason of protecting his mother, and sent a reinforcement.
最上氏の居城である山形城が上杉家の攻撃を受けた際、片倉景綱が共倒れを狙い、漁夫の利を奪うよう進言したが政宗は母親の安全を理由にこれを却下し援軍を出した。