Kusunoki Masashige
As well as historical novels such as "Araki Mataemon" and "Odoriko Gyojoki", Naoki wrote biographies of historical figures — including Kusunoki Masashige, Ashikaga Takauji, and Genkuro Yoshitsune — and contemporary social fiction, including "Nihon no Senritsu" ("Japan Shudders") and "Hikari: Tsumi to Tomoni" ("Light: With Crime").