Later, he heard about the violent god in Mt. Ibuki in Omi Province, and went off to exterminate the god unarmed, leaving behind the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi.
やがて近江国の伊吹山に荒ぶる神がいると聞いて、天叢雲剣を媛の家に残し素手で退治に出かけた。