(Though Kichiemon's role as a messenger is the most widely accepted version of the story, other accounts have him running away before or after the battle, or being ordered to leave before the rōnin turned themselves in.)
(Nors Kichiemon kaip pasiuntinio rolė ir plačiai pripažinta, kiti pasakojimai teigia, jog jis pabėgo prieš ar po kovos, ar išvyko su žinia prieš rōninams įduodant save šiogūnatui).