Soon, Nagamasa Asano’s army arrived at Yoride’s position.
Asano’s army had attacked Iwatsuki Castle in the Musashi Province, and with the force of his army, they closed in on Oshijo Castle, fighting fiercely against Ishida’s army, which was still hesitating. However, Ishida Mitsunari was not willing to let Asano’s army take away his victory and did not move his supporting troops. The Asano soldiers saw a warrior in the shape of a priest among the castle soldiers, who was fighting exceptionally well. …… He was wearing armor with shredded grass strips and came forward first, spear in hand. They fought like Asura and died. The way he rushed forward in a single bound was also amazing, and the way he fought so vigorously without taking a single step in the midst of the crowd was unparalleled. The soldiers of Asano’s army would later say, whenever the story of that time was told, “That was indeed a famous warrior.

The soldiers of Asano’s army would later say, whenever the story of that time came up, that he must have been a famous samurai. 　I have never seen anyone so fearless in battle, even though he was an enemy.