According to "Tateiri Sakyonosuke Nyudo Ryusa-ki" (Record by Munetsugu TATEIRI), he was held up by Kiyohide NAKAGAWA as 'It is out of question to visit Azuchi-jo Castle. It is better to fight in the Settsu Province rather than to visit Azuchi-jo Castle and forced to commit harakiri.'
『立入左京亮入道隆佐記』によると「安土城に出向くのはもってのほか、安土城に行って切腹させられるより、摂津国で一戦に及ぶべき」と中川清秀に引き止められたとしている。