During the 1583 battle of Shizugatake, Takenori took an active role in the arrest of a subordinate of Morimasa SAKUMA, the samurai Shichizaemon YADOYA; Takenori is included among Masanori FUKUSHIMA, Kiyomasa KATO and others as one of the "seven lancers of Shizugatake"; due to his valor in battle, he was awarded 2,000 koku of land in Harima Province and 1,000 koku in Kawachi Province, representing a combined grant exceeding 3,000 koku of land.
そして天正11年（1583年）、賤ヶ岳の戦いで武則は佐久間盛政配下の宿屋七左衛門という武士を討ち取るなどして活躍し、福島正則や加藤清正らと共に賤ヶ岳の七本槍の一人に数えられ、その戦功により播磨国に二千石、河内国に一千石など合わせて三千石余を拝領する。