In 1556, in the Battle of Inou which was the strife over authority of the Oda family fought between Nobunaga and his younger brother Nobukatsu ODA, although Toshiie was shot under the right eye with an arrow by the head of the enemy's pages named Kanbei MIYAI, he made a great achievement by killing this shooter.
弘治2年（1556年）、信長と、その弟の織田信勝による織田家の権力闘争である稲生の戦いでは、宮井勘兵衛なる小姓頭に右目下を弓で射抜かれながらも討ち取るという功績を上げる。