As for Hideyoshi, some say that he felt uneasy about the future since Nobumori SAKUMA and Hidesada HAYASHI were dismissed (the fact that his return from the Chugoku region was so conveniently timed is a basis for suspicion).
秀吉の場合は、佐久間信盛や林秀貞達が追放され、将来に不安を持ったという説がある（中国大返しの手際が良過ぎることも彼への疑惑の根拠となっている）。