It was claimed that Azamaro lost the battle and was killed by Seito army, it was written in the "Shoku Nihongi", this missing part of record implies that Azamaro didn't die like that.
呰麻呂が征東軍に敗れて殺されるようなことがあれば『続日本紀』が記しただろうから、記録の欠落は呰麻呂がそうした最期を迎えなかったことを示唆する。