Chapter 07

Naruto POV

"It's rude to eavesdrop on people you know." Naruto said seemingly into empty space. Anko just looked around curiously, wondering who Naruto was talking to. It was answered when a tall black-haired boy dropped down behind them, gazing at them almost as dispassionately as Naruto.

"Apologies, I didn't mean to intrude or anything." Naruto turned, noting that it was the same boy he kept noticing in the classroom, probably an Uchiha by his sharp eyes and even sharper hair.

"Hey, it's a free roof." The boy just smirked briefly as he sat down on the opposite side of Naruto to Anko.

"So it is. You're Naruto Namikaze, correct?" Naruto just nodded, continuing to pick at his bento without much enthusiasm. "My mother asked me to look out for you." He reached behind himself and pulled out a spare plastic container with a lunch in, holding it in front of her. "Apparently she and your mother were friends, she asked me to give you this but it appears you already have a lunch." He blinked suddenly as the food disappeared from his hands.

"I'll take that then, thank you." He blinked again, looking around at Anko who now happily began to eat away at the free food before chuckling himself.

"Your friend is quite forward." Naruto smiled across at the black-haired boy.

"Tell me about it." That earned him an elbow in the ribs as Anko continued to happily tuck into the food. The new boy just stuck out his hand which Naruto quickly took, never one to be rude thanks to both his parents' lessons.

"Itachi Uchiha." Naruto smiled and nodded as they shook.

"I thought as much." Itachi just nodded as he began to eat his own food making Naruto curious as to why he wasn't eating with his own friends. He shrugged it off though, as Itachi leant back, this time with his attention on Anko.

"I saw you scale the building, quite impressive. Who taught you how to do that?" Anko grinned cheekily as she wrapped an arm around Naruto's shoulder, an action he didn't mind in the slightest, smirking.

"Fishcake-sensei of course." The nickname on the other hand, he could live without. He blanched. Itachi just smirked amusedly at the pair, chuckling to himself as he ate the rest of his meal quickly.

"I should have expected as much from a Namikaze, or an Uzumaki for that matter." Naruto smirked wide, in a challenging way. The boy raised himself to his feet. Anko on the other hand just seemed confused as she looked between the two.

"Am I missing something, what's so special about the name Namikaze?" Itachi's flat expression morphed into one of disbelief. His brows raised high, wandering thoughts lingering on how she didn't know seem to know the most obvious things; then again the Uchiha had always impressed the importance of knowing everybody who they deemed 'mattered' in the village.

"Well for one they were a founding clan of the village and secondly it was the family name of our late fourth Hokage." Anko quickly spat out the rest of her mouthful over the edge of the building in surprise, unknowingly covering the teacher below them in half-chewed rice.

"You're the Hokage's son?!" She pointed a finger at Naruto as she blinked in shock, Naruto on the other hand just sighed as he gently brushed her almost accusatory hand to one side.

"Was the Hokage's son; he's dead remember?" His tone was a bit icier than usual and Anko noticed, remembering back to when he had talked about people treating him differently. She chuckled sheepishly as she playfully punched him on the arm.

"Yeah well I could still beat you down." Both Naruto and Itachi shared a look in surprise at the sudden turnaround, but Naruto quickly smiled, a small sigh of relief passing through his mind. The three of them stayed up on the roof until their lunch break finally ended, quickly being herded in with the rest of the students.