In 1571, to put down Tomomasa IKEDA who cooperated with Miyoshi Sanninshu (Miyoshi Triumvirate) including Matsunaga, he joined the Battle of Shiraikawara in Settsu Province (at the bank of Ibaraki-gawa River) with the Itami and Ibaraki clans, lost against Murashige ARAKI, a retainer of the Ikeda clan, and died.
元亀2年（1571年）、松永ら三好三人衆と手を結んだ池田知正を討つため、伊丹氏や茨木氏と共に摂津国白井河原の戦い（茨木川畔）で戦い、池田氏家臣の荒木村重に敗れ戦死したという。