It is said that at one point he was entrusted with Suwahara-jo Castle in Totomi Province (formerly, Suwahara-jo Castle, Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture), which would be one of the bases upon Ieyasu's fight against Katsuyori TAKEDA.
一時は徳川家康が武田勝頼と争う拠点の1つ、遠江国諏訪原城（元は諏訪原城、静岡県島田市）を任せられたともいう。