After that, he was assigned as Hatamoto Sakiteyaku (a Hatamoto vassal of the shogun, who leads the way), thus becoming a comrade of Tadakatsu HONDA and Yasumasa SAKAKIBARA.
その後、旗本先手役に任ぜられて、家康子飼いの武将である本多忠勝や榊原康政の同僚となる。