"Take Takumi with you."
"Tak?" Naruto asked. "You know, deep down, he's a sweet kid."
"I don't care if he's so sweet he pisses maple syrup, I don't want him anywhere near me without you to control him." Naruto stared at the woman.
"Piss maple syrup?"
"Can we stick to the topic at hand?" Rumiko demanded.
"I don't know, can we?" The woman glared at him. "Hey, I'm not the one who brought up pissing syrup."
"Why do I put up with you?"
"I can ask the same thing," Naruto replied.
"That's easy, without me, you wouldn't get a damn thing done," Rumiko replied. "Not that you actually care about getting anything important done."
"I always get the important things done!" Naruto countered.
"Boozing and whoring aren't the important things." Naruto raised an eyebrow and Rumiko growled. "Well, not the only important things. The world runs on paperwork."
"Not by choice."