The red-haired shinobi was Chiyo's son, the puppet master Keiji.
Because of Sarutobi Toru's Butterfly Effect, the Second Shinobi World War had begun several years early and ended in just one year. Sunagakure had completely surrendered in barely over ten days. Though it was somewhat humiliating, their casualties were actually far lower than the slow, drawn-out bloodletting of the Original Work.
This shinobi, who in the Original Work had died alongside his wife at the hands of the Konoha White Fang, had fortunately survived.
Sasori was only two years old now. If the couple had died in this World War II, which had been brought forward by several years just as in the Original Work, there probably would never have been a Sasori in the future.
As for why Keiji had appeared here, Kinnara and the other two could be called the three most outstanding shinobi of Sunagakure's younger generation. However, while they possessed great potential, they were only eleven years old. If anything happened to them during the mission, Sunagakure's next generation of elite shinobi would suffer a complete gap in succession. Therefore, the Third Kazekage had also tasked Keiji with secretly protecting them.
The sandstorm swept in, and Keiji's figure slowly vanished. "Although this is good news, Kosa will probably have another headache on his hands."
The Third Kazekage truly had a headache after learning that Kinnara possessed Wood Release.
Ever since Sunagakure's crushing defeat in World War II, along with his own capture, his teacher's death, and a series of other events, Kosa's personality had become much more composed. He was no longer as impulsive as he had been in his youth, wearing every emotion on his face.
Thus, after learning from Keiji that Kinnara had awakened Wood Release, he had merely celebrated in secret in the