 He repeated the same pattern in the following two tournaments, posting a strong winning record in upper "jūryō" to again enter "makuuchi" only to get a 7–8 losing record to again be relegated to the lower division.His September 2012 division effort at "jūryō" 1 was where he managed to turn things around, achieving an 11–4 record and a chance at the championship which he lost to Jōkōryū in a playoff.This performance saw him promoted to "maegashira" 10.