During his lifetime he changed his feudal master seven times and worked for ten people, but in the end he rendered loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who became his last master.
Selama masa hidupnya, ia berganti tuan sebanyak tujuh kali dan bekerja pada sepuluh orang, akan tetapi pada akhirnya ia melabuhkan kesetiaannya pada Tokugawa Ieyasu, tuannya yang terakhir.