Thereafter, Kenshin was granted Henki (a portion of the name of a person in the high rank, which is given to a retainer to show the subordination) from Shogun Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA, and ultimately he was named Terutora UESUGI..
後に将軍足利義輝より偏諱（へんき）を受けて最終的には上杉輝虎と名乗った。