He later continued to fight in many places and his battlefield reputation continued to grow, but this caused him to become rude, and in October, 1342, when the drunk Yorito came across the ox wagon of Emperor Kongon on the way home from a kasagake competition (horseback archery competition), under the influence of alcohol, he kicked (some say he shot with an arrow) the ox wagon saying, 'Did you say it was the Emperor ('in')? Or, did you say it was a dog ('inu')? If it's a dog, just shoot it.'
その後も各地を転戦して武功を挙げたが、あまりに挙げすぎた武功をいいことに奢り高ぶることも少なくなく、康永元年（1342年）9月、笠懸の帰りに行き会った光厳天皇の牛車に対して、酒に酔っている勢いに任せて「院と言うか。犬というか。犬ならば射ておけ」と罵って牛車を蹴倒す（矢を射ったとも）という狼藉行為を行なってしまう。