Hideyoshi, however, had already decided on the ultimate retribution for Hidetsugu, and he expelled Hidetsugu to Mt. Koya, and forced him to commit seppuku (suicide by disembowelment).
しかし秀吉は元々秀次の処分を考えていた事もあって、高野山へ追放にした上、切腹させてしまった。