After Emperor Buretsu died, he helped Emperor Keitai to enthrone, and he was appointed to the Omuraji again with OTOMO no Kanamura after Emperor Keitai's enthronement.
武烈天皇の死後、継体天皇の擁立を働きかけ、その即位後に大伴金村と共に再び大連に任ぜられる。