Some people believe that when Osaka-jo Castle was besieged, Naomori, taking Ieyasu at his word that he would allow anybody who rescued Senhime to marry her, saved her from the castle, suffering burns on his face. However, Senhime was reluctant to marry him because of his unattractive appearance, choosing Tadatoki HONDA as her marriage partner instead.
一説には大坂城落城の際、千姫を救出した者と千姫を結婚させるとの家康の言葉を受けた直盛が、顔に火傷を負いながらも千姫を救出したが、直盛の器量が悪いことから千姫が結婚を嫌がり、結局美男の本多忠刻と結婚することになったという。