Kadaj adjusted his hold on Souba as Orochimaru leapt away. He still had it in him to jump like a flea, but it was nice in some heart-healing way to see the vile bastard flit with a look of surprise on his face.

The force of Nnoitra's reiatsu washing over him made Kadaj have to brace against it as well, and he'd known it was coming. It must have really freaked Orochimaru out to suddenly have that right on top of him.

"Aren't you having fun?" Kadaj asked, mocking in his tone. "This is what you wanted, isn't it? Or am I too early?"

Kadaj flew at him, using the same trick as Orochimaru to propel himself forward, meeting in a clash of sword against kunai again, and instantly swinging with a kick that Orochimaru had to duck.

Every step Orochimaru took left behind a trail of thick black sludge. He was playing through the pain; Kadaj knew it. Let it carry on, keep him moving, don't let him to try to relieve it, let it wear him down, and then kill the bastard once and for all.