He, together with Nagamasa KURODA (a relative of Takenori AKASHI), is also considered to have helped Takenori AKASHI (a theory says he was a Yoshimasa's son-in-law), who battled at the front of the West squad, to escape after the battle.
また西軍の最前線で戦った明石全登（田中吉政の娘婿という説がある)の逃走を、合戦後に黒田長政（明石全登の親族)と共に手助けをしたとされている。