There was also another aspect that he had excellent military prowess and he was active in the battle against Nobunaga ODA, following Nagamasa, but in October, 1571, in response to a stratagem of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, he became Hideyoshi's yoriki (a police sergeant).
武勇に優れた一面もあり、長政に従って織田信長との戦いで活躍したが、元亀2年（1571年）10月に豊臣秀吉の調略に応じてその与力となった。