At the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583, he distinguished himself as the Ichibanyari (person who spark a war in the spearmen's group), and first decapitated the enemy commander Ieyoshi HAIGO, and was rewarded with a territory worth 5,000 koku which was much more than what his comrades, Seven Spears of Shizugatake, received (other 6 commanders received 3,000 koku).
天正11年（1583年）の賤ヶ岳の戦いのときは一番槍・一番首として敵将・拝郷家嘉を討ち取るという大功を立てて賞され、賤ヶ岳の七本槍の中でも突出して5000石を与えられた（他の6人は3000石）。