He held onto sekitori status with an 8-7 mark in September but could manage only five wins in January 2008 and fell back to makushita. He managed a 5-2 score in the March 2008 tournament which returned him immediately to the second division, but again he was unable to secure kachi-koshi (more wins than losses) and was demoted to makushita once more.
He retained sekitori status with an 8-7 score in September but only secured five wins in January 2008, leading to a drop back to the makushita rank. He regained momentum with a 5-2 record in the March 2008 tournament, which restored his position in the second division, yet he was unable to achieve kachi-koshi and was subsequently demoted.