An account cited that Kazumasu served as an envoy for Nobunaga. He was, for instance, sent to
Akagawa Motoyasu, one of the 18 generals of the
Mori Clan, in the latter's effort of consolidating his power in 1561. Kazumasu served in the vanguard of the Oda army for two invasions of
Ise Province in 1567 and 1568 that crushed numerous families of Ise. He was given land in Ise province around 1569 and supported
Oda Nobukatsu, heir to the
Kitabatake clan. Later, Nobunaga send Kazumasu on a campaigns against the
Ikkō-ikki of
Sieges of Nagashima (1571, 1573, 1574). In 1572, Kazumasu along with
Sakuma Nobumori was sent by Oda Nobunaga to provide reinforcement to
Tokugawa Ieyasu when he was attacked by
Takeda Shingen at
Battle of Mikatagahara. Under Nobunaga, he took part in a great many battles, including the
Siege of Ichijodani Castle (1573), the
Battle of Nagashino (1575) served as the commander-in-chief of the infantry units. After Nagashino, he participated in the
Battle of Tennoji (1576). Later, Nobunaga order him to Conquest
Kii province, also aided in the
Battle of Tedorigawa (1577). In 1578, at the Second
Battle of Kizugawaguchi, Kazumasu commanded a
white ship to accompany the six
black ships commanded by
Kuki Yoshitaka against
Mori navy. Aside from serving in many of Nobunaga's battles, Kazumasu also rendered service to the Oda through domestic affairs, assisting in the construction of
Azuchi castle in 1578 and in land surveys with
Akechi Mitsuhide in 1580 in the
Yamato province. In 1579-1581, he fought in the
Tenshō Iga War in
Iga Province. Kazumasu's achievements include the capture of Seki castle. In 1582, Kazumasu along with
Kawajiri Hidetaka became military commander against
Takeda clan last remnants. Later, Kazumasu was appointed
Kantō-kanrei (Shōgun's Deputy in the East) by Nobunaga; in this post, with a portion of
Kōzuke Province as his domain, he was assigned to keep an eye on the powerful
Hōjō clan, based at
Odawara. Following Nobunaga's death in 1582, Kazumasu defended Oda territory, but lost in the
Battle of Kanagawa (1582) against
Hojo clan and back to
Ise Province. Takigawa Kazumasu's standard was three red circles arranged vertically. == Death ==