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 managed five wins in January 2008, forcing him to revert to the makushita rank. He regained his footing with a 5-2 record in the March 2008 tournament, which elevated him back to the second division, yet he was unable to surpass his losses and was subsequently relegated to makushita.