One school of thought holds that after the Battle of Yamazaki, she had relied on Motochika CHOSOKABE, her uncle by marriage, for help, and had spent some time at Oko-jo Castle in Tosa province (modern-day Kochi Pref.).
山崎の戦いの後、義理の叔父である長宗我部元親を頼り、土佐国の岡豊城で過ごしたという説がある。