Although he fought for Otomo no Miko (Prince Otomo who has been called Emperor Kobun since the Meiji era) as a general and defeated OTOMO no Fukei at Mt. Nara (present Nara City) in the Jinshin War of 672, he withdrew before reaching the City of Yamato.
672年の壬申の乱では大友皇子（弘文天皇）側の将となり、乃楽山（奈良市）で大伴吹負を破ったが、倭京を前にして引き上げた。