He was appointed leader of the Genji clan (1323) and Dainagon(chief councillor of state) (1325), any of which had been disallowed for the Kitabatake clan up to that point and at the age of 38 in 1330, feeling responsible for the sudden death of Imperial Prince Yoyoshi, he became a priest (at that time, the rank of Junii (Junior Second Rank), Dainagon (chief councillor of state), a leader of Genji clan and Naikyobo no Betto (chief of Naikyobo,)), and resigned from politics for a time (at that time, he was appointed the rank of Juichii (Junior First Rank) and Gido-sanshi minister (vice minister)) (there were conflicting reports regarding the periods).
これまで北畠氏には許されていなかった源氏長者（1323年（元亨3年））・大納言（1325年（正中(日本)元年））に任命されるが、1330年（元徳2年）、世良親王急死の責任を感じて38歳の若さで出家（当時、従二位大納言・源氏長者・内教坊別当）して政界から一旦は引退している（この時、従一位と儀同三司（准大臣）に任じられた（時期については異説あり）。