Most advocates of the Prince Otomo enthronement theory criticized Emperor Tenmu as a criminal and blamed opponents who did not make such criticism by saying that such attitude could lead to acceptance of treason.
その後も大友天皇即位説をとる者の多くは、天武天皇を簒奪者として非難し、そのような非難をしないのは反逆の容認につながると論敵を非難した。