Thereafter, he was compelled for a time to live as a prisoner of war, but in the confusion of Yoshinaka KISO's invasion of the capital and the Taira's consequent flight from the capital, he seized the moment and successfully escaped.
その後、しばらく捕虜としての生活を余儀なくされるが、木曽義仲の入洛と平家の都落ちという混乱に乗じて脱出に成功。