Motoie participated in various battles in the country, exerting himself in order to control Omi in cooperation with Toshisada ODA and Norimune URAGAMI; however, he eventually resigned from the deputy of provincial constable in September 1492 and returned to Kyoto.
織田敏定や浦上則宗らとも協力して国内を転戦し近江支配に尽力したが、結局、延徳4年（1492年）9月には守護代辞任を申し出て帰京している。