He first relied on Haruhisa ODA in Jinguji Castle (Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture), and as the castle fell with attacks by the Satake clan, he moved to Abasaki Castle, and then, he situated the Oda clan's headquarters in Oda Castle (Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture).
はじめは神宮寺城（茨城県稲敷市）の小田治久を頼り、佐竹氏に攻められ落城すると阿波崎城、さらに小田氏の本拠である小田城（茨城県つくば市）へと移る。