When a feud over a guardian position erupted with Mototada, Motokiyo was placed under the care of Yukinaga KONISHI by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI upon the advice of Yamada Ecchu no kami (Governor of Ecchu Province); he changed back to his original surname "Nanjo" at this time.
その後、後見人の座を巡る争いで元忠との確執が生じた元清は、山田越中守の進言で豊臣秀吉によって小西行長の下へ預けられ、この時「南条姓」に戻したという。