One Piece Chapter 38, page 11-12: PIRATE FLEET

The pirates are horrified to realize Kuro planned to massacre them from the very beginning. Kuro confirms, "YES, EVER SINCE THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS STILL CAPTAIN KURO...!! ALL THIS WAS PART OF MY 'PLAN'!!!" Luffy calls them a "BUNCH OF LOSER PIRATES," which offends Kuro. Kuro sneers, "HMPH...! LOSERS? A PIRATE CREW IS JUST A RANDOM GATHERING OF OUTCASTED OUTLAWS. WHAT COULD THESE FOOLS DO WITHOUT MY 'PLAN'?! YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO QUIETLY FOLLOW MY PLANS!!!

Kuro continues his speech about the nature of a pirate crew: "IN A PIRATE FLEET, THE CREW MEMBERS ARE JUST 'PAWNS' FOR THE CAPTAIN TO USE AS HE WISHES. THAT MEANS, YOUR LIFE AND DEATH ARE ALL IN MY HANDS. EVEN IF THERE'S A WALL RIGHT AHEAD, YOU'D STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW MY ORDERS AND CHARGE AT IT!! AND SACRIFICE THEMSELVES FOR MY PLAN!! THAT'S THE WAY OF A PIRATE!!!! A WANDERING LITTLE BRAT LIKE YOU WOULD NEVER UNDERSTAND!!!" Luffy retorts, "EVENTHOUGH YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN OF A SHIP WHO CONTROLS HUNDREDS OF MEN... YOU STILL CAN'T DEFEAT USOPP!!