However, as Moritomo was constrained to join the Western Camp, and also because he had a secret connection with Fujitaka HOSOKAWA who was his master in waka poetry, he was permitted to retain his territory by Ieyasu TOKUGAWA after the battle.
しかし、西軍に属したのは本意でなかったため、内々に歌道の師匠でもあった藤孝に通じており、そのため、戦後は徳川家康から所領を安堵されている。