As described in the Intoku Taiheiki (a military epic depicting the battles in the 16th century) as 'always avoids risky battles, and has a policy of breaking down the enemy tactically,' he took after his father and was a brilliant commander.
陰徳太平記に「常に危うき戦いを慎み、はかりごとをもって屈せしむる手段を旨とす」と評されているように、父に似た知将であったといわれる。