It is told that he was known as a man of principle and he did not flatter even Hideyoshi, who was tenkabito (the ruler of the county) excessively and he openly admonished Hideyoshi and sometimes quarreled.
硬骨漢で知られ、天下人であった秀吉にも過剰に媚びることなく、堂々と意見するなど渡り合って喧嘩もしたと伝わる。