Around this time, TAKAHATA completely turned into a villain himself; invaded the estates in the north part of the Iga Province which belonged to Todai-ji Temple (including Tomoda, Tamataki and Yubune estates) and TAKAHATA himself was called 'great and honorable villain, chief of all the province.'
この頃からは完全に悪党に転じ、北伊賀の東大寺領荘園（鞆田荘・玉滝荘・湯船荘など）を浸食し、「当国名誉大悪党張本」と称された。