According to "Ueshinanjoki," in the autumn of 1579, he was dispatched as an envoy to Himeji-jo Castle in Harima Province, and notified to get under the jurisdiction of the Oda clan officially.
『羽衣石南条記』によれば、天正7年（1575年）秋、播磨国姫路城に使者として派遣され、正式に織田氏の傘下へ入ることを伝えたという。