Target! Kusagakure!

"They're back!" Uchiha Kuo stood where he was, his gaze fixed tightly on the enormous ninja eagle that had returned after circling a radius of several hundred kilometers around the old site of Roran. He took a deep breath, formed a hand seal with one hand, and focused as he used a powerful secret spiritual technique passed down within Great Zhou to establish a mental link with the ninja eagle.

As the secret technique activated, Uchiha Kuo closed his eyes and concentrated fully on sensing the mental fluctuations transmitted by the ninja eagle.

Gradually, he felt as though he had entered a vast, boundless space, and the scenery around him became distinctly clear.

Within that marvelous realm, Uchiha Kuo effortlessly merged into the Golden Eagle's mind and sensory system. He swiftly reviewed every scene and image the ninja eagle had experienced, each one flashing before his eyes like a film.

In merely a few moments, Uchiha Kuo had taken in every detail within a radius of several hundred kilometers and etched it firmly into the depths of his mind.

The information included the terrain, climate, potential dangers, creatures, and much more—nothing was overlooked.

However, after seeing all of it, a cold smile curled across his lips. "Hmph, just as I thought!" he mused to himself.

Uchiha Kuo knew full well that without his father Uchiha Tenshu's assistance, the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, once glorious beyond compare, would have been unable to escape its fate of destruction.

Now, the facts had indeed confirmed his suspicions—Roran had vanished without a trace, leaving behind only desolation and deathly silence.

Although Uchiha Kuo knew little about the overall course of history, Uchiha Tenshu, who possessed the ability to perceive time and space, could see the full chain of events clearly.

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