In 1572, he departed for battle to Ecchu Province in compliance with Kenshin UESUGI, but in its aftermath, he inherited the reins of the family because of his father Yoshiyori's death.
元亀3年（1572年）、上杉謙信の要請に応じて越中国に出兵したが、その直後に父・良頼が死んだため、家督を継承した。