That gave Gai pause for a moment. Obito's words implied Gai had some control here and he felt like, if he was more practiced at this flirting thing Obito did, he could have probably turned Obito's suggestion to his own advantage.

Instead, he felt like an impatient puppy who had been promised a walk later. "You are frustrating! Do your paperwork so you can do-" Not what he meant. Ok, what he meant, but wow, um... "I mean, uh, so you can touch-- JUST DO YOUR PAPERWORK."