Hero of the Illusionary East

A Collaboration Naruto/Touhou Project Crossover

A/N 1: Hello once again people of . Satsujinki Nanaya here (just changed my pen name), showing that I'm alive and breathing despite my lack of updating of my stories. So here I am with a new story born from the collaboration of Nanaya Zero (if you like Type-Moon's works and Naruto, give his story-"Magan no Naruto"-a read) and I. This story is a Naruto and Touhou crossover that we hope will be accepted well by you all. Without further delay, here is this brand new crossover : Hero of The Illusionary East.

A/N 2: Yo, everyone. Nanaya Zero here. Surprised to see me working on a collaboration fic? Me too, to be brutally honest. Anyways, this here is a crossover that was inspired by a roleplay I did a long time ago with a friend of mine. We may make another version featuring a different Gensokyo group, but... For now, please enjoy Hero of the Illusionary East!

Disclaimer: We do not own any of the characters or locations depicted in this story. This is just a fanwork made purely for fun. This means we are not making any money off of this. Naruto is property of Masashi Kishimoto, and Touhou Project is property of ZUN.

Tale 000: Prologue

'Where... am I?' This was the primary question on the mind of one Uzumaki Naruto, age seven, as he continued to stumble through a large forest for what he could only guess was around several hours now. Confusion was evident in his expression as he looked around, trying to get a grasp on his surroundings. However, this task was a bit too much for the young child in his current state.

'Okay... Think, Naruto... Try to remember how you got here...' The blond stopped walking, and sat down with his back against a nearby tree. Closing his eyes, the young jinchuuriki began to think back to the events leading up to his arrival in this strange land.

'Alright... I was just going home after having some ramen at Ichiraku's with Jiji... Then some guys that reeked of alcohol got in my way... I outran them and got to my apartment safely... I cried a bit and wished I could be accepted... Then I think I fell asleep...' Naruto paused once he reached that point, as something occurred to him.

'Wait... I remember dreaming that I was falling through this strange hole... There were eyes everywhere... Could that have been real...?' Panic began to flood the seven-year-old boy's mind. Judging from what he had seen so far, he was nowhere near Hi no Kuni. A fact that terrified the young boy. He tried to take a few deep breaths to calm himself, but it did little good.

'Shoot, shoot, shoot! What do I do?' That same line of thought repeated itself over and over in his mind, before he took off running in hopes of finding someone that could help him. He ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. Eventually, he found a light from outside the forest, and put all his might into trying to reach it.

Just when he was about to break through the edge of the forest, his foot caught in a loose tree root, causing him to trip and fall, skidding along the ground painfully a bit. Naruto tried to push himself up to a sitting position, but the fatigue from his wandering, and hunger from not having eaten at all caught up to him, making it an impossible task. Tears began to stream down his face as the helplessness of his situation finally sunk in.

'Please... Jiji... Neko... Anyone... Help me...' He wished desperately. However, he could feel consciousness leaving him. It wasn't long before the young jinchuuriki was out cold, just a few feet to the side of the road leading to the Misty Lake...

Perhaps it was fate that willed it for Naruto to pass out where he did. Or maybe it was sheer luck. Regardless, as the young jinchuuriki laid unconscious at the roadside, a faint pulse of red chakra emanated from his body, catching the attention of a red-haired young woman who was passing by. Raising a delicate eyebrow as she looked over to the source of the pulse, the woman carefully approached.

"Ara? What's this? Why is a child passed out here?" She asked herself as she looked over the blond boy's body. Kneeling down next to him, the red-haired woman held out a hand over his body to check his Qi. Her eyes closed in concentration for a few moments, before opening and looking down at the blond boy with concern.

"He's very weak, and a bit strange... He seems to have two sources of Qi in his body. One of them is very weak... And the other seems to be feeding into the weaker one to try and keep him alive... It's a miracle he hasn't fallen prey to one of the more feral youkai in the area..." She muttered to herself, before reaching a decision. Picking the young jinchuuriki up, and hoisting him onto her back, the young woman turned around, and began to head back to where she came from...

A place known as the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Gensokyo... A land that was originally a desolate, haunted region of Japan. The demons and spirits, also known as Youkai, that lived there began to terrorize the surrounding lands. In response to this, powerful and heroic humans were called upon to exorcise and exterminate them. The resulting off and on battle between the two sides continued until 1885 A.D., when Gensokyo was sealed off from the rest of the world by the creation of the "Hakurei Border". Ever since then, there has been little contact between the two societies.

Let it be known that there are several beings and locations that are capable of breaking through the Hakurei Border, so it is not an impenetrable seal.

Lately, Gensokyo's population has been mainly composed of Youkai. However, there is a moderately-sized human population, along with the non-youkai populations. A prime example being the Rabbits. Gensokyo rabbits are naturally able to utilize attack magic, and after living for a prolonged stretch of time are able to become Youkai, gaining enhanced mental capabilities and abilities. They may also assume an humanoid form, but can be easily distinguished by the rabbit ears on the top of their heads. Another type of Rabbit exists, called the Moon Rabbit. They tend to be generally stronger than Gensokyo rabbits, and are gifted with the ability of telepathic communication with their own kind.

Conflict can also be a somewhat common occurrence in Gensokyo. However, they are typically not fought with weapons or hand-to-hand combat. Instead, they use something called "Danmaku". Danmaku can be considered both Lethal and Non-Lethal, depending on how it is used, and how much power is put behind it. When participating in a Danmaku Battle, the combatants take to the skies, and begin to launch complex patterns of "bullets" at each other, and dodging the bullets that come at them.

Danmaku shots can be controlled in several ways, which usually depend on the personality and/or tastes of the shooter. There are more advanced Danmaku techniques which are called "Spell Cards". These a generally very powerful, and used sparingly.

The Danmaku Battle will only last until one side cannot continue fighting. Or in certain cases, until one side dies. The latter is a very rare situation, however.

All in all, Gensokyo can be a peaceful, yet very interesting place to live. And it is here that our story begins...

Tale 000: Prologue... Complete!

A/N 1: Nanaya Zero here. I'd like to apologize for the shortness of this chapter... Even though it is just a prologue, and those are—by nature—short. We basically tried to give the premise of how this story begins, as well as an explanation of the Touhou setting for those who are unfamiliar with the franchise. I hope we did a good-enough job. However, if anyone spots an error, please let us know, and we'll work on correcting it in a revision.

Also, to fans of my current project, "Magan no Naruto"... Now is the time to rejoice. My current College Quarter has ended, and I now have a good month to get writing done! Not to mention it feels like my nerve to write has come back to me. So, hopefully, it won't be too much longer before I get a new chapter out.

A/N 2: Satsujinki Nanaya here. And here we are with the prologue of this collaboration story I hope will be somewhat accepted, I must admit that I'm quite happy that we were able to finish this and we can now go on to the first chapter as since when Nanaya Zero and I had the idea for this crossover I was quite taken with it. Soo read and review and let us know if you liked it , and as Nanaya said any criticism you have or error you find let us know and we will see to make this story better.