The 'we' was reassuring, but Nnoitra wasn't a complicated person, especially where fights were concerned, and it wasn't hard to find the right buttons if you wanted him to fight someone.

"Orochimaru," Kadaj answered, his voice soft and his pupils thin slits, gauging the reaction.

There were so, so many reasons to have this fight, and a couple of really important ones for having it now instead of waiting. Kadaj wasn't sure how many of those reasons he'd have to explain, if any at all.