On the way, however, he encountered enemy troops coming from Kuromaru-jo Castle at Tomyojinawate (Nittazuka, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture), Fujishima, Echizen Province and was killed in battle.
しかし、越前国藤島の燈明寺畷（福井県福井市新田塚）で黒丸城から加勢に向かう敵軍と偶然遭遇し戦闘の末戦死した。