SG1-Naruto Crossover

A/N: A short update, I know. One day I'll have the time and energy to get my arse in gear and finish this story. There will be no romance between Naruto characters and none between adults and Naruto. I'm not really a romance kind of yeti, to be honest. Thanks for the updates, suggestions and kicks-in-pants =).

Naruto frowned, taking several steps back and away from the group.

"I don't need a guardian" the young blonde said, eyes narrowing. Jack watched curiously and with a little (hidden) concern as the blonde seemed to close off from everyone.

Dr Frasier frowned at the reaction her words had received, reaching out in concern, only for the blonde to move away again. "I'm afraid you will if you're underage, Naruto. The General has ordered-

But Janet got no further than that as Naruto turned tail and ran from the room at a speed none of them had seen outside of the sparring area.

"Well, that went well" Jack commented brightly, only to be whacked in the shoulder by Sam.

"Ow! What the heck was that for?!"

Sam frowned, "Go after him, you idiot! Uh, sir"

"Yeah yeah,' Jack grumbled, leaving the medbay. He had a fair idea of where the kid would run off too, and headed for the nearest elevator.

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Naruto curled up onto the bed in Jack's room, frowning as he thought about this new change. 'Guardian' had never been a positive word for him back in Konoha. It came with memories of less food, no attention and harsh words from people he barely knew at the orphanage, and then the woman who was meant to look out for him at his first apartment building, but had simply stolen the stipend intended for her to provide his necessities the Old Man had given her, leaving him to resort to theft and catching his own food when he could do so unnoticed.

No, Naruto definitely did not need one of those.

It was here Jack found him. The older man had given the teen (because that's what he thought he was) a while to go through things in his head, only entering when he figured Naruto might be a little more willing to talk to him.

Knocking on his own door, he entered, sitting beside the blonde on his bed, leaving the door cracked open so neither of them would feel so trapped.

"You wanna tell me why you ran out, kiddo?" The salt and pepper haired man questioned.

"Not really" Naruto grumbled, frowning. "I don't need one"

Jack frowned lightly, "A guardian?" he asked, noticing the way the kid' eyes darkened at the word. "What's the matter with having someone look out for you when you need it?" the older man questioned, bumping shoulders with the teen.

"Nothing. But that's not how it works with me."

Jack took in the way the blonde had said those words, filled with memories of pain and obvious anger.

After moments of silence, he spoke up again.

"Do you trust me a bit?" he asked, wiggling his brows and getting a wry grin from the blonde boy.

Naruto rested calculating eyes on the older man beside him before nodding slightly, "A bit"

"So would you believe me when I said that if you're underage, and even if you're not, I would be your guardian. No one else but me, and that I'd look out for you?" Jack added, hopeful.

Naruto's eyes went wide at the proposition. Someone actually wanted to look after him? Jack wanted to look after him?

He knew Jack had been being very nice to him since he'd arrived- they all had, really, even the soldiers who'd found it highly annoying 'some scrawny kid' could kick their arses in a spar. But he'd not actually thought they'd want him. He figured they were just really nice people, who didn't know where he'd really come from, and were being nice til he could find a way back.

But Jack wanted him.

Him.

His eyes teared up at the thought, mouth open in shock as it had been since he realised what the man beside him had said.

"-id? Kid? Kiddo, you ok?" came the voice beside him.

"Yes. Yes yes yes!" The blonde boy exclaimed, laughing incredulously.

"Yes?" Jack grinned. He hadn't felt so connected to a kid since Skaara, maybe even Charlie.

Finally the tears slipped over the scarred cheeks, and fell. "Yes"