At that age (now also) in many cases people who suffer from hyperdactylia have their fingers cut in their childhood, but it is said that Hideyoshi had kept six fingers through his life even if he was seen oddly and did not hide the fact until he unified Japan.
当時は（現在もそうだが）、多くの場合、幼児期までに切除して五指とするが、秀吉は周囲から奇異な目で見られても六指で生涯を通し、天下人になるまでその事実を隠すことがなかったという。