He also became friendly with the Amano clan who had a hard time after rebelling against the Ouchi clan as well as the Kumagai clan whose relationship with the Aki-Takeda clan had deteriorated.
その他、一時大内氏に反乱を起こし窮地に追いやられた天野氏や、安芸武田氏と関係が悪化した熊谷氏とも誼を通じた。