He was appointed to Saemon no kami (captain of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards) in 1560 (this was a higher rank than "Shuri no daibu") (Master of the Office of Palace Repairs) which was of the traditional family estate of the Otomo clan and was a high officer appointed only to the Hatakeyama clan in ranks other than the court noble.
永禄3年（1560年）には、左衛門督に任官する（これは従来の大友氏家督の「修理大夫」より上位の官位であり、当時公家以外では畠山氏以外には任官されていなかった高官である。）