True, in the shinobi world you took what you could get, even if the best only happened to be "not completely horrible". When life gives you lemons, you make a refreshing drink with it. When a mission gives you a crapton of sand and hideous sunburn, you--

Point being, Ayane pretty much holds the same opinion about Suna-- about a lot of things, actually-- as the girl next to her; it's a mix of nice and not-so-nice.

She laughs again and shakes her head. "This? No no, this is all Rain. Fastest route home, though next time I think I might go with scenic instead..."

By 'might' she means 'definitely'.