Just before he was exiled, he revealed to his adopted father, grandfather Tadazane that he would go through becoming a priest but was persuaded to change his decision by being told, 'it is always unclear about what happens in this world.'
流される直前、養父にあたる祖父・忠実に出家を打ち明けた際に「世の中何が起こるか分からない」と説得されて翻意されたと言う。