In 1598, after Hideyoshi died during the Keicho Campaign, he took charge of the withdrawal of officers and men who were at the warfront in the Yi Dynasty of Korea, by order of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA.
慶長3年（1598年）慶長の役の最中に秀吉が没した後、徳川家康より命を受け、李氏朝鮮へ戦役中の将兵の撤兵を指導した。