Title: Battle Royale
A Naruto fanfiction by IllusoryImpurity
Main pairing: Naruto/Sasuke
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Profanity, gore, OOC, sexual content, sexual deviancy, character death.
Based off of the novel/manga/film Battle Royale.
Novel by Koushun Takami. Manga by Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi. Film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. I made no profit from writing this, it is a fan work.
Prologue - The Worst Game in History
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The Millennium Educational Reform Act, or Battle Royale, was known by many names. The BR Act, The Program, take your pick.
The rules are simple. A ninth grade class is chosen at random by impartial lottery to participate, just one class a year. The students are taken somewhere isolated like a ghetto or an island and forced to fight each other to the death. The "game" will last three days.
Kill or be killed. There can only be one winner.
Every student's movement is tracked with a shock-proof, water-proof collar. Should any student attempt to remove it, enter a danger zone, or attempt to escape, the collar will be set off and explode. If there are no student deaths within twenty four hours, all collars will be detonated, and if there is more than one survivor after three days, all remaining collars will be set to explode. Hiding out isn't suggested. Even if your fellow students don't happen upon you, the collar is still there. They relay vital signs as well, and once a student is dead, the collar is deactivated.
After being briefed on the rules and such, the students are sent out one by one with only a random weapon, three bottles of water, three rations [one per day], a map and pen, a flashlight, and a compass.
Now...about the weapons. They could be anything from an Uzi machine gun to a plastic toy. It's all about luck. The survival pack containing the weapon, rations, etc. are not to be opened until outside of the school where you will be briefed. Once all students are briefed and out of the building, the school becomes a permanent danger zone.
On the subject of danger zones, it's quite simple. Over the three days, every few hours, new danger zones will be broadcast via P.A. system. If someone is in the danger zone within five minutes of the announcement, their collars are set to detonate. This is done to force students to encounter one another.
During The Program, all phone and power lines in the isolated BR area are out, and so are the water mains.
Some students off themselves, unable to bring themselves to take another life. Some will lose their minds and give in to insanity. Some will attempt to form groups and rebel.
Friends will turn against friends. Lovers will turn against one another.
The word "trust" will lose it's meaning.
There are no blind spots. There are no loopholes. There is no escaping The Program.
"I'm so excited about going on our class trip tomorrow. Finally, a break!" Naruto sighed, flopping down on his bed. Sasuke rolled his eyes with a small smile.
"Mm."
Naruto sat up a little, grinning happily.
"You think anyone's gonna hook up?"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"I think the real question here is...do I care?"
Naruto huffed.
"Killjoy."
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Sakura pulled a tray of fresh lemon butter cookies from the oven, nearly swooning at the thick, sweet aroma. She was making a big batch of cookies to bring on the trip and share with everyone. There was just nothing that compared to seeing the people you care about smile, especially when they're smiling about something you made. She set the tray on the stove, closed the oven, and turned off the heat, a bright smile on her face. Now she just had to wait for them to cool and set and she could put them in a cute little box and set them with her bag for the trip.
She had a feeling that this would be an amazing three days.
The girl fell asleep happily that night , looking forward to the morning.
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There will be OCs in this story, but there will be absolutely no pairings between OCs and actual Naruto characters.
Please review. c: The first real chapter will come within twenty four hours, and it will be a lot longer~
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