By the end of the sixth day of the July tournament he had achieved 4 wins and 2 losses. On the seventh day following a loss to Chiyotaikai, the two glared at each other and exchanged angry words. He later smashed a glass door of the bathroom and received a strong warning, but later assaulted two cameramen and was punished by suspension for three days. He returned on the 11th day to beat Kotoshōgiku, and went on to achieve a satisfactory 8–5–2 record for the tournament. In the next tournament, as M1, he achieved a good result of 10–5, returning to "komusubi" for November. Unusually, there were four "komusubi" in that tournament, as Aminishiki had achieved 11 wins in September, and Kisenosato and Kokkai had both achieved kachi-koshi.