Later, with the downfall of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), the sword was obtained by Yoshisada NITTA and then, following his suicide, was passed down along a tortuous route to the Mogami clan.
その後、鎌倉幕府滅亡時に新田義貞が入手したが、新田義貞自害後に紆余曲折を経て最上氏へと伝わった。