It is told that Sorin OTOMO was the mediator between the Society of Jesus and Nobunaga and the final purpose of the Society of Jesus was to conquer Ming by force and, in short, the purpose of the Honnoji Incident was just to switch from Nobunaga to Hideyoshi.
更に大友宗麟はイエズス会と信長とを繋ぐ舞台廻しであったとされ、イエズス会の最終目的は明の武力征服であり、結局の所、変は信長から秀吉に首をすげかえる為のものに過ぎなかった、としている。