Later, he assumed the duties of Omi Governor and in October 1475 he received orders from the bakufu (shogunate) to fight monk-solders (warrior priests) of Enryaku-ji Temple who had joined forces with Takayori ROKKAKU who were overwhelmingly defeated within the grounds of Kannon-ji Castle.
その後、近江守護職も任ぜられ、1475年（文明7年）10月には幕命を受け、延暦寺の僧兵と共に観音寺城下で六角高頼と戦い大勝する。