Miki In no no Mikoto, also indignant at this, said:  “My mother and my aunt are both sea-goddesses; why do they raise great billows to overwhelm us?” So, treading upon the waves, he went to the Eternal Land.  The emperor was now alone with the imperial prince, Tagishi-Mimi no Mikoto.  Leading his army forward, he arrived at Port Arazaka in Kumano (also called Nishiki Bay), where he put to death the Tohe of Nishiki.  At this time the gods belched up a poisonous vapor, from which every one suffered.  For this reason the imperial army was again unable to exert itself.  Then there was there a man by name Kumano no Takakuraji, who unexpectedly had a dream, in which Ama-terasu no Ohokami spoke to Take-mika-tsuchi no Kami, saying:  “I still hear a sound of disturbance from the central land of reed-plains.  Do thou again go and chastise it.”

Take-mika-tsuchi no Kami answered and said:  “Even if I go not I can send down my sword, with which I subdued the land, upon which the country will of its own accord become peaceful.”  To this Ama-terasu no Kami assented.  Thereupon Take-mika-tsuchi no Kami addressed Taka Kuraji, saying:  “My sword, which is called Futsu no Mitama, I will now place in the storehouse.  Do thou take it and present it to the heavenly grandchild.”  Taka Kuraji said, “Yes,” and thereupon awoke.  The next morning, as instructed in his dream, he opened the storehouse, and on looking in, there was indeed there a sword which had fallen down (from heaven) and was standing upside down on the plank floor of the storehouse.  So he took it and offered it to the emperor.  At this time the emperor happened to be asleep.  He awoke suddenly, and said:  “What a long time I have slept.”

On inquiry he found that the troops who had been affected by the poison had all recovered their senses and were afoot.  The emperor then endeavored to advance into the interior, but among the mountains it was so precipitous that there was no road by which they could travel.  And they wandered about not knowing whither to direct their march.

Then Ama-terasu no Oho-Kami instructed the emperor in a dream of the night saying:  “I will now send the Yata-garasu, make it thy guide through the land.”  Then there did indeed appear the Yata-garasu flying down from the void.

The emperor said:  “The coming of this crow is in due accordance with my auspicious dream.  How grand!  How splendid!  My imperial ancestor Ama-terasu no Oho-Kami, desires therewith to assist me in creating the hereditary institution.”

At this time Hi no Omi no Mikoto, ancestor of the Ohotomo House, taking with him Oho-kume as commander of the main body, guided by the direction taken by the crow, looked up to it and followed after, until at length they arrived at the district of Lower Uda.  Therefore they named the place which they reached the village of Ukechi in Uda.  At this time by an imperial order he commended Hi no Omi no Mikoto, saying:  “Thou art faithful and brave, and art moreover a successful guide.  Therefore will I give thee a new name, and will call thee Michi no Omi!”