Although he was a priest when Yoshiteru was assassinated by Hisahide MATSUNAGA and others, he escaped from Kyoto, helped by Shogunate men such as Yusai HOSOKAWA.
はじめ僧籍にあったが、義輝が松永久秀らに暗殺されると、細川幽斎ら幕臣の援助を受けて京都から脱出する。