He originally dismissed this weapon as a novelty, but he soon learned that it was capable of wiping out the Takeda cavalry; and he sensed that the arrival of the rifle in common warfare would put him out of business.
He originally dismissed this weapon as a novelty. It was capable of wiping out the Takeda cavalry. He soon learned this. The arrival of the rifle in common warfare would put him out of business. This was what he sensed.