He participated in the Battle of Okehazama and the capture of Mino, and in 1570 he actively fought against the Azai and Asakura clans in the Battle of the Anegawa and became the Lord of Inuyama-jo Castle.
桶狭間の戦い、美濃攻略などで戦い、元亀元年（1570年）、浅井氏・朝倉氏との姉川の戦いで活躍し、犬山城主となる。