In 1184, he joined the army of MINAMOTO no Noriyori for the Battle of Jisho-Juei, and took part in various battles in Suo Province (now, a part of Yamaguchi Prefecture) and Bungo Province (now Oita Prefecture) with his grandfather, Tsunetane CHIBA, while they again took part in the Battle of Oshu (the area currently in Tohoku region) together by entering Taga-jo Castle in 1189.
元暦元年（1184年）に、祖父千葉常胤とともに源範頼の治承・寿永の乱軍に参加して周防国・豊後国を転戦、文治5年（1189年）の奥州合戦でも祖父とともに多賀城に入っている。