He made the big impact during the Battle of Yamazaki and the Battle of Shizugatake and he was called "Sankanbe" along with Mitsunari ISHIDA's vassal Kanbe Sugie and Yoshimasa TANAKA's vassal Kanbe TSUJI, however, he became unemployed when Hidekatsu died in 1585.
山崎の戦いや賤ヶ岳の戦いでも活躍し、石田三成家臣の杉江勘兵衛、田中吉政家臣の辻勘兵衛と並んで「三勘兵衛」と評されたものの、天正13年（1585年）に秀勝が没してしまうと、それに伴い浪人する。