On that occasion, Kagehisa was engaged in a life-and-death combat against Yoshitada SANADA, who was a favorite of Yoritomo, and he survived the combat with the help of Sadakage (Shinroku) NAGAO.
その際に頼朝に寵愛されていた佐奈田義忠と死闘を繰り広げ、長尾定景（新六）の助けにより一命を取り留めた。