Afterwards he moved from place to place; however, in August 1488 at Matsuo in Omi Province, he was victorious in battle against Masatsune and Masatsune was forced to retreat to Ise Province; in 1492 he received relief with the inheritance from the Seii Taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") Yoshitane ASHIKAGA and in the following year returned to Kohoku.
その後所在を転々とするが、1488年（長享2年）8月に近江松尾での政経との戦いに勝利し、政経を伊勢国へと敗走させ、1492年（明応元年）には征夷大将軍足利義稙から家督を安堵され、翌年には江北に帰還する。