On the other hand, some say Lord Nobunaga merely took a role as his foster father, in place of a commanding officer (his father Yoshinari MORI) who died in a battle, leaving young sons.
が他方、幼少の子息を残して戦死した部将（父の森可成）に代わり、主君の信長が養父の役割をしただけであるとの意見もある。