He competed intensively with Masanori FUKUSHIMA in the capture of Gifu-jo Castle under the command of Ieyasu, and despite the fact that he was actually the first to reach the castle, he simply gave in and agreed that they had captured the castle together.
家康から命じられた、岐阜城攻めで、福島正則と激しい功名争いを演じたが、実際には一番乗りの手柄を上げたにも関わらず、あっさりと功を譲って、同時に城を落としたことにした。