 He was promoted to "jūryō" after only two tournaments, and the "makuuchi" division five tournaments later, in March 2004.Futen'ō initially struggled in the top division, recording four "make-koshi" tournaments out of five before slipping back to the "jūryō" division in January 2005.He returned to the "makuuchi" division for the next tournament, however, and results of 11-4 and 10-5 in May and July saw him rewarded with two special prizes for Fighting Spirit and Technique and promotion to "komusubi", his highest rank so far.