On the order from his elder brother, Nobunaga, he was assigned to Nobutada ODA's forces and took part in the suppression of Ise Nagashima Ikko Ikki (an uprising of Ikko sect followers in Nagashima, Ise Province) in 1574.
兄・信長の命で織田信忠の軍団に配属し、1574年の伊勢国長島一向一揆討伐に参加した。