In February 1336, he proceeded into the Urizura-jo Castle, and fought against Sadayoshi SATAKE and others of the Northern Court side, in cooperation of the Naka-Kawanobe family group lead by Haruhisa ODA, Michitoki NAKA, the Daijo family group lead by Tsuneyasu HIROHASHI, Takamoto DAIJO, and Nobumasa NAGAOKA, and the Chiba family group lead by Tanehira SOMA, among others.
建武(日本)3年（1336年）1月、瓜連城に入城し、小田治久、那珂通辰ら那珂氏・川野辺氏一族、広橋経泰、大掾高幹、長岡宣政ら大掾氏一族、千葉氏一族の相馬胤平などと共に北朝方の佐竹貞義らと争った。