A variant account has Futsunushi and Takemikazuchi putting to death the evil deity Amatsumikaboshi (Kagaseo) in heaven first before they descend to Izumo. The account adds that it was at this time that Iwainushi-no-Kami (possibly another name for Futsunushi), the deity enshrined in Katori, received the epithet iwai no ushi, 'master of worship.'
A different version of the myth tells of Futsunushi and Takemikazuchi killing Amatsumikaboshi (Kagaseo) in heaven before going to Izumo. This version also states that Iwainushi-no-Kami, possibly another name for Futsunushi, was given the title "master of worship" at this time.