Although Susanoo no mikoto had been labeled as just a ravager by that time, he changed and became a hero, exterminating Yamata no Orochi (the eight forked great serpent), which was a well known story.
ここまでは乱暴なだけだったスサノオノミコトの様相は変化し、英雄的なものとなって有名なヤマタノオロチ退治を行なう。