In addition, he was appointed Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) Omi no shojo (provincial junior secretary of Omi Province), and, as he was a son of Kanemichi's late years, Kanemichi's promotion also benefited his start as an official.
また翌天禄元年（970年）には、従五位下近江少掾となり、兼通の遅くの子であったため、その昇進の余慶を受けて官途の始まりは順調だった。