After Masamune went back to his territory safely, vassals of Hideyoshi advised that it was dangerous to set a tiger free, but Hideyoshi told them that he was going to kill him if Masamune rose in revolt and they understood.
政宗が首尾よく、帰国すると、諸将は虎を放つのは危険と進言したが、歯向かえば、誅伐すればよい、と語り、諸将は頓首したという。