Several legends concerning naishi have been handed down such one saying she threw herself into Lake Biwa when she found out about Yoshisada's death and one saying that she performed religious rites for the repose of Yoshisada's soul in Kyoto or Katada (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture).
内侍は義貞の戦死を聞いて琵琶湖に投身した、あるいは京都または堅田（滋賀県大津市）で義貞の菩提を弔ったなどの伝説が残されている。