Something like relief broke across his shoulders in the wake of Kakashi's words and Yamato's posture finally slumped with the release in tension. More than once in his life time, he'd praised Kakashi's perceptiveness and he would include today in that number. The reassurance wasn't lost on him either, as weak as it felt against the burn of his shame, it was appreciated, even more so to know that Kakashi himself would not have been disappointed in his failure.

Shuddering out a sigh, Yamato nodded, more times than necessary but glad to feel in control of his limbs again and trailed away to go through the motions of his post mission routine.

He spared a fleeting thought for whether Kakashi would still be there once he was finished, but banished it just as quickly; there was enough uncertainty in his head, he didn't need to start the train of doubt all over again as well.

A shower, clean clothes and his favorite blanket later, Yamato padded back to the living area looking 100 times better than he actually felt.