It is said that, when Masamoto went down to Tanba Province and would not return to Kyoto on the pretext of conducting the training of Shugendo, Motoie visited Tanba together with Motosuke SHO and forced Masamoto to return to Kyoto.
政元が修験道の修行と称して丹波国に下向して京都に戻ってこようとしなかったため、庄元資と共に丹波に赴き、無理矢理政元を京都に連れ帰ったとされる。