It is said that the lords in Togoku (the eastern part of Japan, particularly the Kanto region) criticized Katsuyori, saying "Katsuyori was lost in his immense ambition this time and took a wrong way of following through his sense of duty" ("Odawara hojo ki" (the diary of he Odawara hojo clan)).
この話を聞いた東国諸侯は「勝頼はこのたび大欲にふけって、義理の通し方を間違えた」と勝頼をそしったという（「小田原北条記」）。