However, there were no descriptions in any documents of that period, such as nobles' diaries, indicating suspicion that the actions taken by Yoshimitsu had been a part of his plot or that he was assassinated, and therefore, they cannot offer any direct evidence either.
しかし、当時の公家の日記などには義満の行為が皇位簒奪計画の一環であるとしたりその死を暗殺と疑った記録はなく、皇位簒奪計画や義満暗殺の直接の証拠はない。