He also defeated the rebellion of his uncle, Yoshitake KIKUCHI, who planned for reinstatement and destroyed the Kikuchi clan in 1554, to ensure power in Higo Province.
また復権を目論む叔父の菊池義武の反乱をしりぞけ、天文23年（1554年）には菊池氏を滅亡させて肥後の勢力も確保した。