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Kakashi grimaced behind his mask at the Kirigakure girl's treatment of Hinata. 'Her mind games are seriously wrecking havoc on her confidence.' He mused, covering the Sharingan eye he'd been reading lips with as the stadium roared with outrage and hatred for Kirigakure, the Mizukage in particular. The cowardly strike seemed to have broken the dam of barely-restrained loathing of the hidden village, and he could see many people dressed in Kirigakure clothing either being beaten to within inches of their life in the stands or running for the exits in fear.

"This is a political nightmare…" he muttered as ANBU leaped into the crowds to try and still the wrathful spectators.

"I agree." Gai said from his shoulder. "While that boy's extremely unyouthful attack was completely inexcusable, that it would bring about this amount of violence against noncombatants… it's shameful for us."

"Yeah…" he responded. "It's gonna be a while before anybody's willing to sit down and peacefully watch."

"Kakashi…" Gai looked over at the sobbing Hyuuga. "What is going to happen in that battle? We know of the Mizukage's hatred of bloodlines, and has probably instructed his combatants in unyouthful strategies. If this is what happens if the village's pariah is unyouthfully struck down… then what would happen if the Hyuuga heiress were killed by one of their ninja?"

"…" Kakashi could already see in his mind's eye the village people storming Kirigakure and being slaughtered… the inevitable declaration of war by Konoha… and each and every village leaping into the fray, finally sensing a weakness in the indomitable Konohagakure.

"You know what would happen if it came to pass."

"…Yeah. The Fourth Great Ninja War."

"…Do you think that is why the Mizukage has come to Konoha this year? Do you think he intends to provoke us to war?" Gai asked. Kakashi looked up at the Kage's box. The Mizukage was not responding in the slightest, even as his own people were beaten to death by Konoha citizens.

"…I don't know. I honestly don't know." Kakashi looked back at the sobbing Hyuuga. "I just hope we don't have to worry about that happening…"

"In other words, Hinata must win, or all-out war will break loose."

"Yeah…" Kakashi sat back in his seat, musing on the troubling turn of events as the ANBU tried to restore order.

Naruto: Game of the Year Edition, Chapter 17

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