His mouth twitched at Kakashi's incredulity, enjoying every moment he managed to one up the other man and would have been happy to leave the matter there..
..If it hadn't been for that flicker, a flash of darkness across Kakashi's usually unreadable features, there and gone and easily missed if Yamato hadn't of been paying such close attention to begin with.
Gods help him but he couldn't leave that.
The reassurance of Kakashi's trust in his own abilities was a confirmation he needed, some part of him still seeking the confidence that the older Jounin inspired in him, especially on such unsteady ground, but there was clearly still more between them that needed closer inspection and he couldn't take this comfort without returning what he could in kind.
A small smile touched his lips "..Thank you. You always did have more faith in me than anyone else." That same smile underlined a searching look; Yamato raising his hand from Kakashi's jaw to brush silvery brows and the corner of a dark eye. "But..that look. What was that?"
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..If it hadn't been for that flicker, a flash of darkness across Kakashi's usually unreadable features, there and gone and easily missed if Yamato hadn't of been paying such close attention to begin with.
Gods help him but he couldn't leave that.
The reassurance of Kakashi's trust in his own abilities was a confirmation he needed, some part of him still seeking the confidence that the older Jounin inspired in him, especially on such unsteady ground, but there was clearly still more between them that needed closer inspection and he couldn't take this comfort without returning what he could in kind.
A small smile touched his lips "..Thank you. You always did have more faith in me than anyone else." That same smile underlined a searching look; Yamato raising his hand from Kakashi's jaw to brush silvery brows and the corner of a dark eye. "But..that look. What was that?"