But even if he wanted to deal Konohagakure a devastating blow,
Shōji would not choose to launch a proactive attack. Konoha's strategy was obviously to relieve Zhao by besieging Wei—using overwhelming pressure on the Land of Earth's territory, even pushing into Iwagakure's interior, to force the frontline main force that had entered the Land of Wind to withdraw.
In other words, even if Shōji simply stayed put and dug a pit for them, Konoha would definitely jump right into it.
There was no need to talk about splitting their forces to circle around and launch a surprise attack from the rear.
The strength Shōji had displayed in his previous war against Kumogakure had already terrified the entire shinobi world. If they split their forces, too few troops would be useless, while too many would inevitably affect the frontline.
And they should not forget that Iwagakure currently had four Tailed Beasts. Two had already appeared on Sunagakure's frontline battlefield to slaughter the Sunagakure Ninja. Of the remaining two, no one could say for sure whether they would be deployed to the eastern front against the Kumo Ninja or kept on the southeastern front to deal with Konohagakure!
Among them, the Eight-Tails was the most frightening.
Having once fought the Third Raikage, Sarutobi Hiruzen could clearly judge just how powerful the Eight-Tails was in its complete form by comparing the two!
If they split their forces,
without a truly top-tier powerhouse leading them,
the Eight-Tails could easily sweep through that force. Konoha was no longer as overflowing with talent as it had been before, capable of sending several top Kage-level experts to lead its troops against the enemy. Shōji alone was already terrifying enough!
With all these factors combined, Konoha would have to be out of its mind to split its forces