In 1352, he was said to have tried to return to the capital by order of Emperor Gomurakami, but his whereabouts after that is unknown and there are various opinions about that.
正平(日本)7年/文和元年（1352年）に後村上天皇を奉じて上洛を試みたとされるが、以後の消息については諸説があって不明である。