Today people tend to think that 'when Nobunaga's favorite kinshu (attendant) is mentioned, first comes Ranmaru MORI who also known as 'Mori Ran''; however, in those days he had not yet been acknowledged within various districts nor the Kinai region (provinces surrounding Kyoto and Nara), nor had he been given any big assignment.
現代においては「信長の寵愛した近習といえばまず第一に森蘭丸」と思われがちだが、当時の諸国や畿内政界においては「森乱」はまだまだ認知されておらず、大きな仕事も任されてはいない。