Naruto's a quiet blonde kid who is picked on at school. He is all ways alone until Fugaku Uchiha rips his family up and moves them to the old Uchiha Mansion that stands vacant in Konah city. What happens when the Uchiha brothers become friends with Naruto? Sasuke becomes his best friend, and Itachi becomes more it's what.

Naruto walked quietly down the hallway, alone as all ways. He was on his way to Sophmore Junior workshop, a stupid class that clumped the junior and sophomore classes together so the juniors can be "role models" for the sophomores. This didn't really work since three fourths of the junior class were the notorious Akatsuki, a posse of mostly guys plus Konan Roza. Naruto was the only one who didn't have a partner as always.

Something, someone hit Naruto hard in the back. He hit the ground like a small rock, and looked behind him to see Kiba and Ino high five,

"What are you still doing here little bastard? Didn't we tell you not to come back?" Kiba sneered. He was jumpy and twitching, he was on something. Naruto didn't answer him just made his observation.

"Hey I'm talking to you you little faggot!" Kiba snarled and kicked him in the ribs, eliciting a small grunt of pain from him. Everyone in school had found out about Naruto's "Faggot" status when they found his journal and read it, finding his speculations and observations of Gaara no Sabaku, the forging exchange student from Suna. They had also seen the sketches of him, emphasizing on the scowl all ways present on the boy's face. Naruto was far over the red head, especially after he started dating Hinata Hyuga. Naruto could see a lost cause a mile way.

He lay there as Kiba kicked him again, this time in the face, crushing his nose and giving him a nearly instant black eye. The dog like boy picked up Naruto and smacked him against a wall. The blonde looked around with his good eye as a stream of students passed him by, no one seeing the small boy being killed from the inside out by bigger predators.

"Put him down." A growl came from a tall boy that Naruto didn't recognize. He was tall with long black hair and red eyes. He wore a black coat with red clouds, the signature piece of clothing of the Akatsuki, but Naruto had never seen him. There was a smaller version of the boy, but without the Akatsuki jacket and his hair was spiky.

"I-Itachi!" Kiba stammered and dropped Naruto. The boy's name was Itachi. Kiba and Ino both took a step back, and then ran down the hall towards Sophomore Junior workshop.

"Are you alright?" the Itachi mini asked.

"Im fine." Naruto mumbled through a mouth of blood, heading to the nurse's office again. When he got there, the receptionist, Shizune squeaked, and stood, running to Tsunade's office. Naruto inwardly groaned, and Tsunade came out with a wad of tissues, and lightly wiped Naruto's bloodies face,

"Naruto what happened?" as the principal, she had to know because she needed to stop school bullies. As Naruto's grandmother she had to know so she could castrate the asshole that did this to her baby.

"Nothing grandma. I wasn't paying attention and I tripped down the stairs." He shrugged and mumbled around his fresh mouthful of blood.

"And why is the bruise in the shape of a footprint?" Tsunade growled.

"It was the stairs toward s the gym locker. The Akatsuki had gym last hour. I think Deidara stole Tobi's shoes again, and left one at the bottom of the stairs." He lied smoothly, "That's what I face planted on."

Tsunade didn't buy it, but the school was too poor to get real cameras.

"I don't believe you Naruto. But I will call Jiraiya immediately, and he will talk to you when you get home. I expect this to be resolved." Tsunade didn't live with Jiraiya due to their not being married. But they had been dating for five years after Jiraiya adopted Naruto. Naruto Inwardly groaned and went to the nurse's office. They unlike most schools, had a male nurse, and one of Naruto's other benefactors, Iruka.

"Oh no Naruto what happened?" Iruka ran from his desk and pulled alcohol wipes from his pocket to clean the split in Naruto's lip and cheek.

"Kiba was on something and thought he'd have some more fun with the school faggot." Naruto said bitterly. He knew Iruka would understand, and so would his husband, Kakashi. Iruka had been made fun of in school for being gay, because like Naruto, he was a bit sensitive. Kakashi hadn't, because he was one of the school bad-asses. And still was.

"It looks like your ribs got re broken, Naru-kin." Iruka sighed. "I'll have to wrap your ribs again, and set your nose. I doubt you'll take ice for the black eye?"

"'ll get more shit for trying to hide it, but before I leave school can I borrow some of your cover up?" Naruto asked. Iruka had a bad scar on his face that he covered up.

"Why?" Iruka frowned,

"So Ero-ji doesn't get too worried." Naruto smiled, and he turned from an injured lonely teen to a boy just worried about not making his grandfather too upset.

'Of course Naru." Iruka smiled and taped Naruto's nose. He saw the tears that were there but never fell.

Naruto entered the class room and there were a few collective gasps from the juniors who didn't know of Naruto's cruel treatment, and sniggers from the sophomores. Kakashi's one visible eye widened,

"What happened?" he asked in a hushed voice. Naruto looked down and shrugged. This obviously meant to ask Iruka. Naruto went to his seat and Kakashi stood, and eye-smiled, "Alright, we have two returning students, Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi-san is a junior, and Sasuke-san is a sophomore. Itachi will be paired with Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke will work on his own." Naruto's face went blank. Itachi was the one whom saved him. He didn't know whether to be annoyed, irritated or scared. Maybe even grateful. He pulled out his sketch book and began sketching a wolf; he had ceased his sketching of boys after the Gaara incedent. But he usually made his wolves, cats and coyotes have human like appearances, and they were all ways male. This one was black with long fur and bright red eyes.

'What are we supposed to do?" Itachi frowned when he sat down.

"Nothing," Naruto shrugged, then added quieter, "Thanks for stopping them earlier."

"Of course," Itachi smirked, 'Especially since I wouldn't want to see such a cute face messed up." At this, Naruto stood up and left. Itachi cursed, this boy was probably different from others.