Later, when Akioki NAWA, who was a real son of Motonaga NAWA, the second son of Nagatoshi, and adopted by Yoshitaka NAWA, the heir of Nagatoshi, went down to Yashiro no sho in Higo Province where Akioki served as an estate steward, Genjo supported Akioki and worked under the command of Prince Kanenaga (also known as Kaneyoshi), the Southern Court military commander for western Japan.
その後、地頭職であった肥後国八代荘に下った長年の嫡男名和義高の養子名和顕興（実父は長年の次男名和基長）を補佐し、征西将軍宮懐良親王に属して活動した。