He served the Saito clan of Mino, but later became a vassal of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI who was gaining power under Nobunaga when the Sengoku clan was defeated by Nobunaga.
そして美濃斉藤氏に仕えたが、斎藤氏が信長によって滅ぼされると、信長の下で台頭していた豊臣秀吉の家臣として仕える。