according to the " hitotsuyanagi kaki ," he was in charge of a mission to spy on katsuie shibata ' s army and also performed a great feat of ichiban-yari (being the first to thrust a spear at an enemy soldier ) as one of the warriors on the front line . 柴田勝家軍の動向を探る偵察行動を担当、また先駈衆として一番槍の功名をあげたと「一柳家記」にある。
