It is also said that he recommended NASU no Yoichi as an archer to shoot at a fan on top of the mast of a Taira ship and he was praised for his being accurate in sizing up the ability of soldiers.
またこの戦いの際、扇の的の射手に那須与一を推挙し、その人を見る眼の確かさを大いに賞賛されたという。