So, he went up to Takamanohara in order to say goodbye to his sister, Amaterasu Omikami, before he left for Nenokuni, but Amaterasu Omikami thought Susano had come to attack Takamanohara, so she was armed and he pleaded his faith with Amaterasu so as to dispel her doubts.
そこでスサノオは根の国へ向う前に姉の天照大神に別れの挨拶をしようと高天原へ上るが、天照大神はスサノオが高天原に攻め入って来たのではと考えて武装してスサノオに応対し、スサノオは疑いを解くためにアマテラスとスサノオの誓約を行う。