According to "Kansei Choshu Shokafu" (genealogies of vassals in Edo Bakufu), at the battle of Sekigahara in 1600, although he supported Eastern Camp with his younger brother Nobutada ODA, he failed to arrive at the main battle and had an audience with Ieyasu TOKUGAWA who was returning home with glory.
『寛政重修諸家譜』によれば、1600年の関ヶ原の戦いに際し、弟織田信貞と共に東軍を支持したものの、本戦に間に合わず、凱旋中の徳川家康に拝謁したという。