He was praised by Nobunaga ODA for his fight in this battle and he was given Nobunaga's Henki (a portion of the name of a person in high rank, which is given to a retainer to show the subordination) '信' (pronounced nobu) and changed his name to 信昌 (Nobumasa).
この時の戦いぶりを織田信長から賞賛され、信長の偏諱「信」を与えられて名を信昌と改めた。