Following Nobunaga in various battles, he participated in almost all the battles of the Oda family, and showed distinguished war service in the battle against the Rokkaku clan in Omi Province, for instance, capturing Mitsukuri-jo Castle, and also gave great performances in the battle of Nagashima Ikko Ikki (an uprising of Ikko sect followers in Nagashima) and the Ikko Ikki battle in Echizen Province.
信長に従って各地を転戦し織田家の主だった合戦には全て参戦、近江国の六角氏との戦い（観音寺城の戦い）では、箕作城を落とすなどの戦功をあげ、長島一向一揆や越前国での対一向一揆戦でも活躍した。