That leads to a lot of people stopping fighting. A few take the opportunity to try and run away.

Good. That's what she wants to have happen.

When she doesn't pursue, the people who surrendered all scatter.

And when the rest of them are taken care of she can go meet her siblings.

"We weren't taking prisoners, right?"

"Such as these are not worth the trouble."

"Well, good, because no one I fought wanted to surrender."

"Some of the ones at my camp ran."

"They can spread word. Suna is not yet gone."

Speaking of which, it's time to go back.

Suna is much as they left it, though some of the hectic running about has faded. They're made to wait for a bit, before being waved into a room with one of the Councilors to give their mission report.

He summarizes. Three camps of bandits found and taken care of. Leaders killed as an example, and lesser followers allowed to spread word of what occured.

The Councilor listens, stone faced, asks a few clarifying questions, then dismisses them.

"That went well."

"Of course it did. The mission was a success."

"Mm."

"You don't think so?"

"More than a success as a question of fact, it must be seen as a success by others."

"...You think not killing everyone won't be approved?"

"It is non-traditional. Keep your ears open."

"Right."

Things are almost quiet - 

Except there's discontented murmurs, here or there, often dropped when people notice the late Kazekage's children.

The Invasion was an unmitigated failure. A lot of different undercurrents of blame are boiling under the surface, but one thing's agreed - 

People are afraid. Few are powerful enough to take the mantle of Kazekage upon themselves, and the Council is being silent. No one's sure if Konoha will retaliate, seek peace, seek reparations...

"Well. This is a problem."

"People are scared. They need leadership."

"I don't think we're going to get it from the Council. They have to know this is their fault, but they don't know how to fix it."

"Trust in the institutions has been damaged. A demonstration of strength, a success, would help. Some salient enemy threat that can be countered."

"Other than those bandits, there's not really anything of that sort. And I hope you're not proposing to manufacture something of the sort."