He is also known for his work in Apache Pro Wrestling Army, where he was a former WEW Tag Team Champion alongside HIROKI.
On August 5, Obata won his first title defeating Shito Ueda for the NWA United National Heavyweight Championship.
After a two month reign, Obata lost the NWA United National Heavyweight Championship to James Raideen on October 16.
On November 6, Obata and Ueda defeated Masato Tanaka and Zeus for the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.
In July, Obata took part in the 2013 Fire Festival tournament, where he finished with 3 points failing to advance to the finals.
Obata and Ueda then took part of the 2013 Furinkazan tournament, defeating Raideen and Tama Williams in the finals on December 17.
On January 1, 2014 Obata and Tanaka received an opportunity for the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship losing to KAMIKAZE and Shinjiro Otani.
At the end of the year, Obata took part of the 2014 Furinkazan tournament with Akebono losing in the semifinals to Shinjiro Otani and Yoshikazu Yokoyama on December 24.
In July, Obata took part of the Fire Festival, finishing the tournament with five wins, three losses and one draw, advancing to the finals.
Obata and KAI would receive their shot for the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship on March 2 losing to Akebono and Okamoto in a rematch.
[10] On August 30, Obata and KAI were stripped of the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship due to Zero1 being unable to book a title defense for the two because of scheduling conflicts.
On April 22, he defeated Tanaka's Voodoo Murders stablemate Hartley Jackson to make his fourth successful defense.
However on June 3, he lost the title back to Tanaka in his fifth defense by referee stoppage after he fell off the top rope and partially fractured and chipped a bone in his neck, which was later revealed as being caused by a heat stroke from dehydration and breathing problems.