Later he cooperated with Nobunaga for suppression of Tajima and Harima Province, at the Battle of Kanagasaki in 1570, he led Mitsuhide AKECHI and Hideyoshi KINOSHITA as rear guard and helped Nobunaga escape without danger.
その後、信長の但馬や播磨の平定に協力し、元亀元年（1570年）の金ヶ崎の戦いでは明智光秀や木下秀吉らを率いて殿軍をつとめ、信長を無事に逃がす功を上げた。