"Really?" Hojo asked, sounding slightly surprised, and very intrigued. "You're even more successful than I'd estimated!" He also sounded rather thrilled with this news, and adjusted his glasses.

"Hebira's child too," he murmured, turning his attention to Nnoitra for a moment, "very interesting. I'll require data from you both."

Sephiroth would have had no problem defeating someone like Orochimaru on his own, but Sephiroth was older, had completed all the procedures, and had been formally trained to become the standout specimen he was. The sibling, however, didn't have such advantages, so he'd done very well to have become adept enough to beat someone of Orochimaru's level with an accomplice.