He went back to Gifu with Nobunaga, but in January, 1569, he went to the capital again with Nobunaga at the time of the attack against the shogun Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA in Honkoku-ji Temple by Miyoshi sanninshu (three chief retainers of the Miyoshi clan) (Conspiracy of Honkoku-ji Temple), and he was in charge of the administration of Kyoto and Kinai as one of five officers until late April.
信長とともに岐阜に引き上げるが、永禄12年（1569年）1月、三好三人衆による本國寺の将軍・足利義昭襲撃（本圀寺の変）の際に信長と共に再度来京し、4月上旬まで京都・畿内行政に担当5人の内としてあたった。