Araki Naoyuki

Araki Naoyuki (荒木 直之) is a car designer who attended Keio University.

Before SASUKE 29 he showed great abilities and ended up qualifying in first place and also took in second place Tokyo SASUKE Park time trial glory. Wearing 92 in SASUKE 29 he failed Hedgehog. He was cut from broadcast.

He competed in SASUKE 32 however he failed the Double Pendulum. He was cut from the broadcast but was aired in the Navi, digested.

He return on SASUKE Vietnam 2 as a international competitor. He clear the Stage 1 with 50.53 seconds, placing 18th overall. He clear the Stage 2 with 1:02.03 seconds, placing 19th overall. He also clear Stage 3 with 5:57.95 seconds, placing 7th overall. However, he falled the Rope Climb on Final Stage when the time was out. This was his best performance on any SASUKE or Ninja Warrior competition. Also, his result on SASUKE Vietnam 2 was also broadcast on SASUKE 36.

He returned in SASUKE 35, failing the Dragon Glider, in a digested performance.

In SASUKE 36 wearing 63, despite having a phobia on trampoline due to his failure on SASUKE 35, Araki completed the Dragon Glider this time around, and he went on being the first person to complete the First Stage as a whole with 4.94 seconds remaining. After successfully clearing the First Stage for the first time, Araki's debut in the Second Stage went to plan too, as he cleared with 12.31 second to spare. In the Third Stage, Araki cleared the first three obstacles, as well as the first transition on the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger, but his attempt at the next transition wasn't successful - eliminating Araki from the tournament.

In SASUKE 37, he wore 57, but fell on the modified Fish Bone in a digested performance.

In SASUKE 38, he wore 82, and avenged his fail in the previous tournament by clearing the First Stage with 5.22 seconds remaining. On the Second Stage he struggled with the Rolling Log and ended up timing out as he made it to the Reverse Conveyor. This marked his first time falling the Second Stage.

In SASUKE 39, he would once again fail the First Stage at the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe in an all cut performance.