There is a story to tell about Hidemasa's achievement at that time; he arrested 50 samurai of Satsuma Province and gave an order to them in exchange for saving their lives to deliver the following message:
このときの逸話に、諸城を次々落とし、薩摩国の武士五十数人生捕り、助けてやる代わりに、次のように伝言せよ、と言いつけて生捕りを放した。