Ittetsu was at first one of the three top retainers of the [[Saito clan|Saitô]] daimyô of [[Mino province|Mino]] but joined [[Oda Nobunaga|Nobunaga]] around [[1561]]. He was present at the [[Battle of Anegawa]] ([[1570]]) and transferred his loyalties to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] following Nobunaga's death. | Ittetsu was at first one of the three top retainers of the [[Saito clan|Saitô]] daimyô of [[Mino province|Mino]] but joined [[Oda Nobunaga|Nobunaga]] around [[1561]]. He was present at the [[Battle of Anegawa]] ([[1570]]) and transferred his loyalties to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] following Nobunaga's death. |