In July, she was assigned to escort a troop convoy from Kure to Okinawa, and in August accompanied the  cruiser  on a transport mission from Singapore to Brunei, Manila and Palau, returning via Cebu. In October, Shigure sortied from Lingga and Brunei and was at the Battle of Leyte Gulf on 22–25 October. She took minor damage from a direct bomb hit to her forward gun turret on 24 October, killing five crewmen and wounding six.
In July, she escorted a troop convoy from Kure to Okinawa; in August, she accompanied the cruiser on a transport mission from Singapore to Brunei, Manila, and Palau, returning via Cebu. In October, Shigure left Lingga and Brunei and fought at the Battle of Leyte Gulf from 22–25 October. She sustained minor damage from a direct bomb hit to her forward gun turret on 24 October, causing five crewmen's deaths and six injuries.