August Star: Past, Present and Future Life was never easy, especially if your village still found ways to keep you extremely busy ten years after you left the world of shinobi operations. Whoever said diplomats had it easy? Exhaling a sigh, Densetsu dragged himself through the huge gates of Konoha as the pleasant smell of laundry greeted him, signalling the end of another hectic month long mission hundreds of kilometres away from the Land of Fire. The three officials at the gates waved at Densetsu, shouting their greetings which had been long overdue, but all the tired Uchiha could do was curtly nod while touching the tip of his straw hat as he trudged along, eager to stop by the Dango joint before heading to his home all the way on the opposite side of the huge village.