However, Nobunaga's father Nobuhide spread the control in the mid-western area of Owari Province with his excellent wisdom and courage, although he was merely one of three magistrates who served Nobutomo.
しかし、信長の父・信秀はその信友に仕える三奉行の一人に過ぎなかったにも関わらず、その秀でた智勇をもって尾張中西部に支配権を拡大していた。