In 1322, he severed his relations with Zonkaku and was reinstated in Bettoshoku because of a conflict of opinion concerning the succession of Rusushiki by a bloodline and the attitude toward Togoku Monto.
元亨2年（1322年）、留守職の血脈継承と東国門徒に対する意見の相違により、存覚を義絶し、別当職に復職する。