After Nobunaga was killed in the Honnoji Incident in 1582, he joined the camp of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and distinguished himself in the Battle of Yamasaki.
天正10年（1582年）、本能寺の変で信長が倒れると、豊臣秀吉の陣に属し、山崎の合戦で軍功を上げる。