His head was brought to Nobunaga ODA who was in the field in Takashima-cho (Shiga Prefecture) of Omi Province and "Shincho koki" (Biography of the Warlord Oda Nobunaga) described that Nobunaga praised Gonnai SHIMOZU for his unparalleled actions and covered him with the padded, sleeveless undergarment Nobunaga wore.
その首は近江国の高島町(滋賀県)に出軍中の織田信長の元に届けられ、比類なき働きに嘉賞し着ていた胴衣をかけたと『信長公記』には記されている。