Naozane came to the land of Kurodani, where he washed his armor, hanged it from a branch of a pine tree, and yoked up his horse; then he sought to be a disciple of Honen Shonin (a term given to a virtuous Buddhist priest).
直実はここ黒谷に至り、鎧を洗い、それを松の枝にかけ、馬をつなぎ、法然上人の門を叩いた。