When in 1558 Yoshiteru and Harumoto closed in for an attack, Sadataka fought them back on Miyoshi's side, but once Yoshiteru and Nagayoshi were reconciled and Yoshiteru's return for Kyoto was permitted, Sadataka, together with Nagayoshi and Shogunal Deputy Ujitsuna HOSOKAWA, received Yoshiteru.
永禄元年（1558年）に義輝と晴元が攻め寄せると、三好方として戦ったものの、義輝が長慶と和睦して帰京することになると長慶や管領細川氏綱と共にこれを出迎えた。