This is the theory that Mitsuhide killed Nobunaga out of fear that he would soon be dismissed if he did not achieve good results, just as Mobumori SAKUMA and Hidesada HAYASHI, who had served Nobunaga for many years, had been dismissed.
長年仕えていた佐久間信盛、林秀貞達が追放され、成果を挙げなければ自分もいずれは追放されるのではないかという不安から信長を倒したという説。