Kakashi took the front of his flak and swung the younger man bodily around himself with a surprising show of strength despite their obvious size difference. He slammed Yamato's back into the woodwork of the tower so that the gate beside him threatened a small shudder. Kakashi ignored it, however, deciding instead to glare a one-eyed dagger at Yamato, his gaze intense and icy.

"Shut your mouth."

His words came out more like a hiss than anything else.