After he was defeated in the Battle of Koshu Katsunuma and Isami KONDO turned himself up the new government in Nagareyama City, Shimousa Province, he went separate ways from Toshizo HIJIKATA, the deputy leader and headed for Aizu with Hajime SAITO (Jiro YAMAGUCHI) and Saisuke YASUTOMI.
甲州勝沼の戦いで敗退し、下総国流山市で近藤勇が新政府軍へ出頭した後は、副長土方歳三ともいったん別行動をとり、斎藤一（山口二郎）や安富才助らと共に会津へ向かう。