But they were also often recruited for such occasions, including the conflicts against some powers such as the Imperial Court, Enryaku-ji Temple and so on, or battles against Akuto (a villain in the medieval times) who became active in Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto) and Saigoku after the Mongol invasion attempts against Japan,
だが、朝廷や延暦寺などの諸権門との対立や元寇以後には畿内・西国で活発化した悪党との戦いに駆り出される事も多かった。