He also acted with the warlords of the Budan faction, which was willing to resort to military means to achieve its aim, and conflicted with the members of Bunchi faction, which was centering on civil officers, such as Mitsunari ISHIDA; when Toshiie MAEDA, who was acting as the arbitrator between the Budan and Bunchi factions, died on April 27, 1599, he took part in the attack against Mitsunari ISHIDA together with Masanori FUKUSHIMA, Kiyomasa KATO, etc., as one of the seven warlords.
また、武断派の諸将らと共に行動し、文治派の石田三成らと対立し、翌慶長4年（1599年）閏3月3日(旧暦)、武断派と文治派の仲裁をしていた前田利家が死去すると、七将の一人として福島正則や加藤清正らと共に石田三成襲撃事件を起こした。