Following his siege of Oda Nobukatsu at Kanie castle during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1585, he received Matsusaka, in the southern section of Ise Province, as his fief (rated at 120,000 "koku"). (The main castle of this fief was .). After taking part in the subjugation of Kii Province and Kyushu in 1585, Utahide took the name of "Ujisato." Soon after, due to the influence of Takayama Ukon, he received a Christian baptism in Osaka, and took the baptismal name of Leo.