He made a proposal to Nobutada to move to Nijo-jo Castle, and confined himself within Nijo shingosho (Nijo New Imperial Palace) with other servants of Oda to resist the army of Akechi, but was killed in battle along with Nobutada.
信忠に二条城への移動を提言し、同じく駆けつけた他の織田家臣らとともに、二条新御所に立て籠もって明智軍に抗戦したが、信忠とともに討死した。