A glance up at her sensei's face assured Sakura that this excuse was, perhaps, even less well-received than her explanation of her dieting.
"You are burning both physical energy and chakra rapidly with every day of training and every mission, and you are still a growing pup," Kakashi said, her usual lazy and indulgent sensei nowhere in evidence; Sakura was faced with a steely look and no give in Kakashi's voice as he continued, "you need to eat, and eat well; yet I find you starving yourself to less than a civilian girl."
Sakura wavered, biting her lip; she wasn't starving, she just-
Kakashi cupped her chin, tilting her head up to meet his gaze, which had softened into something almost sympathetic now; it almost made her feel worse, stomach knotting. "Sakura. Talk to me. What's really wrong?" he asked gently.
Energy and Self-Image (Naruto; Kakashi & Sakura) CW: implication of disordered eating
"You are burning both physical energy and chakra rapidly with every day of training and every mission, and you are still a growing pup," Kakashi said, her usual lazy and indulgent sensei nowhere in evidence; Sakura was faced with a steely look and no give in Kakashi's voice as he continued, "you need to eat, and eat well; yet I find you starving yourself to less than a civilian girl."
Sakura wavered, biting her lip; she wasn't starving, she just-
Kakashi cupped her chin, tilting her head up to meet his gaze, which had softened into something almost sympathetic now; it almost made her feel worse, stomach knotting. "Sakura. Talk to me. What's really wrong?" he asked gently.