He was involved in disputes between the Akita Ando clan and the Honshi Hinai Asari clan in 1598, made efforts to save ikkeshu (lineage people) of the Asari clan and became an official in Akita Yokote.
慶長３年（1598）勃発した秋田安東氏と本氏比内浅利氏との争議で奔走し破れた浅利氏の一家衆を救うために尽力し秋田横手に官途を得る。