[4][5][6] Later that month, Narita had his second match, teaming with Umino where they lost to El Desperado and Zack Sabre Jr. of Suzuki-gun on day eight of the 2017 G1 Climax tournament.

[21] Narita earnt his first win in the states, defeating fellow LA Dojo teammate Alex Coughlin, in November at NJPW Showdown in San Jose.

[27] After La Dojo head-coach Katsuyori Shibata returned from injury on the finals of the G1 Climax 31, he announced he would compete in a match at Wrestle Kingdom 16 against a mystery opponent.

Narita teamed with, Tomoaki Honma and Tiger Mask losing to House of Torture (Evil, Yujiro Takahashi and Dick Togo).

[42] A month later on May 3, Strong Style lost the titles to Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii, ending the trio's reign at 81 days.

[45] On December 6, Narita attacked his partner in the World Tag League Shota Umino and joined House of Torture, turning heel for the first time in his career.

At Windy City Riot, Narita defeated Minoru Suzuki and appeared later in the show, attacking newly crowned IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley, only to be chased off by Umino.

At King Of Pro-Wrestling, Narita defeated Jeff Cobb and Yota Tsuji in a three way match to win the NJPW World Television Champion.

Narita appeared on the May 12, 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite, where he accompanied Yuji Nagata for his IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match vs champion Jon Moxley.