[The logic behind his hypocrisy is straightforward, if damnably black and white. Hideyoshi was in the right and deserved to succeed, which meant anyone who challenged him was wrong -- their ideals were wrong. Therefore, if they posed a threat, killing them was justified, and nothing Mitsunari can justify weighs on his conscience long.]

Lord Hideyoshi is like a god to me!

[And that there is the crux of why it's so hard for him to fathom how other people could suffer like him, and why moving on is such a difficult task. Lord Hideyoshi was someone unlike any other. He was different.

But... "Perhaps you should give some thought as to why you aren't doing that."

It's like what Kodachi accused him of, isn't it? Why hasn't he taken on Hideyoshi's dreams and tried to realize them himself? Because --

Because he doesn't need to. Not when he's made his wish upon the gemstone.]

And when his life has been saved he will be the one who carries on his own ambitions and dreams!