There is even a theory that says she died during the Honno-ji Incident as she took up the naginata halberd and fought the enemy forces with her husband Nobunaga, but the theory that says that she died at Honno-ji Temple, the situation which has been used in historical novels and other forms of entertainment, has low credibility.
本能寺の変の際に薙刀を振るって夫・信長とともに敵兵と戦って戦死したという説もあるが、歴史小説などで用いられているこの本能寺での死亡説の信憑性は低い。