In April 1333, with the rinji (the Emperor's command) of the Emperor Godaigo, he fought together with Sadatsune SHONI and Sadamune OTOMO against Taketoki KIKUCHI, who came to attack, and killed him, while Hidetoki's adopted child Takamasa HOJO made efforts to hunt down the remnants of the anti-shogunate, such as the Kikuchi clan.
元弘3年（1333年）3月には後醍醐天皇の綸旨を受けて攻めてきた菊池武時を少弐貞経や大友貞宗らと共に返り討ちにして敗死させ、さらに英時の養子北条高政は菊地氏をはじめとする反幕府の残党勢力の追討に務めた。