Kyoke was an ashigaru in service to Kakita Marui and Doji Eloka. He participated in the ambush of Kaneka in 1158, seven days before Emperor Toturi I's funeral. Kyoke offered to shoot Kaneka at a distance, but the two Cranes doubted it would work. As the Cranes challenged Kaneka, Eloka cut Kyoke in half to prevent any eye-witnesses.