Kunoichi Stage 1
I have mixed feeling about the Dancing Stones. It's certainly a challenge, but it slows down the beginning of the course. Watching the competitors gingerly make their way across the dancing stones seems less exciting than watching them start at a run, the way they do on Sasuke.
This obstacle is basically the same as the Log Roll from regular Ninja Warrior Stage 2, except a barrel rather than a log. It's really a barrel, too. Actually two barrels joined at the ends. They couldn't be bothered to cover or even paint the barrels. You can even see the small cap on the end.
The announcer said that competitors had to jump, not climb up onto the hurdles with their hands. It was kind of unclear where they drew the line, though. Some of them seemed to me to be climbing up, at least somewhat.
