For this reason, after the battle Sukenao earned the hatred of Tadaoki, who had lost his beloved wife Gracia, and for a time it seemed certain Tadaoki would kill him, but Ieyasu TOKUGAWA greatly valued his skills and expertise at gunnery so his life was spared.
このため戦後、愛妻のガラシャを失った忠興から恨まれて殺されそうになったが、徳川家康にその砲術の腕と知識を惜しまれて助命された。