It almost made Kakashi wince to hear Yamato speaking so curtly, but he tucked the reaction away and instead looked up at the younger man with a gentle expression - content, with mild interest, not a fleck of pity or concern in sight.

"Good," Kakashi nodded. "But you look a mess. Go shower and clean up, alright? You'll feel better." Kakashi wasn't being mean, Yamato did look a mess, but luckily the comment would pass for the man's uniform and dirty skin rather than the haunted expression on his face.