However he was a man of great pride, Tomomitsu once had friction with the Ashikaga clan who were a gomonyo (a family with a honorary status) of the shogun family as well as a relative of Hojo clan; indeed he was a busho (samurai commander) of backbone.
一方で朝光の性格は非常に誇り高く、将軍家の門葉であり、北条氏とも縁戚である御門葉の足利氏と対立したこともあるなど気骨のある武将であった。