Because of this, he kept an intimacy with the Hojo clan through life, and he often supported the father and son, Yoshitoki HOJO and Yasutoki HOJO, at critical moments such as the Battle of WADA and the Jokyu War, and he dedicated himself to the achievement of the domination by the Hojo clan.
そのため終生北条氏とは懇意であり、和田合戦や承久の乱など、重要な局面において北条義時・北条泰時父子をよく補佐し、その覇業達成に貢献した。