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Here, we developed Flu-Stranded CRISPR-Cas12a, a strand-specific detection platform integrating tagged reverse transcription, segment-specific PCR, and Cas12a collateral cleavage to support quantitative analysis of all three RNA species across a broad dynamic range. The assay enables reliable detection down to 10\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      copies per reaction, extending the lower quantitative boundary relative to both SYBR Green and TaqMan reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) under matched conditions. Validated in infected cell lines, murine lung tissues, and clinical nasopharyngeal specimens, the platform enabled subtype-discriminating, strand-resolved detection, including samples near or below the quantitative range of SYBR Green RT-qPCR. Using finely resolved infection time-course analyses in NP and NA segments, we identified a reproducible early vRNA decline within the early post-infection phase. This decline was partially attenuated in RIG-I knockout A549 cells, while subsequent vRNA accumulation was enhanced, consistent with a modulatory rather than essential role for RIG-I in early viral RNA dynamics. Subcellular fractionation localized this decline to cytoplasmic incoming genomes. In contrast, importazole-mediated inhibition of nuclear import abolished vRNA recovery without affecting the early decline, indicating that nuclear entry functionally separates early genome reduction from subsequent productive replication. These findings establish Flu-Stranded CRISPR-Cas12a as a strand-resolved framework for monitoring IAV RNA dynamics and reveal an early window of genome vulnerability during cytoplasmic transit that shapes infection outcome.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The early fate of incoming influenza virus genomes remains unclear, limiting our understanding of how infection is established or aborted in host cells. We developed Flu-Stranded CRISPR-Cas12a, a strand-specific platform for sensitive and quantitative analysis of influenza viral RNA (vRNA), complementary RNA (cRNA), and messenger RNA (mRNA) across experimental and clinical samples. Using high-resolution time-course analysis, we identified a reproducible early decline in vRNA during the post-entry phase. Our data suggest that this early genome loss arises from multiple processes, with RIG-I acting as a modulatory factor rather than a primary driver. Subcellular fractionation localized this effect to cytoplasmic incoming genomes, whereas importin-\u03b2-mediated nuclear entry was required for subsequent vRNA recovery. 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