They're more annoying than anything else!

"Damn," Ichigo cursed, covering one of his eyes with a hand as he got up. The white of it had a creeping edge of black appearing on it. Every time he used the Getsuga Tensho, it always emboldened the Hollow inside him. In short, if he overused it, he risked losing control to the Hollow within himself. If he was lucky, he could afford three more times with the Getsuga. And given the amount of resistance he felt when he impaled Grimmjow's shoulder, his only bet was to enhance his blade with it instead of of sending out a wave, which was more likely to hit in the first place. He might do some damage with the slash wave, but not enough.

Grimmjow went for Rukia, but Ichigo moved to intercept. "Back off!" he snarled, blocking Grimmjow's attack on Tensa Zangetsu.

"Tch, you're actually pretty impressive, and have an annoying helper, but this time, I'll make sure she's dead!" Grimmjow cackled, striking at Ichigo again, who quickly found himself on the defensive once more. His only saving grace was that Grimmjow's left hand was slower due to his shoulder injury, but even then, Ichigo was barely defending himself.

"Bakudo Number 4: Hainawa!" Rukia shouted, and just as Grimmjow knocked aside Tensa Zangetsu, and aimed a blow right for Ichigo's face, he found his arms entangled in the glowing yellow rope produced by Rukia's spell.

"Gah!" he shouted, before Ichigo slashed his face as hard as he could. Tensa Zangetsu failed to bisect his face, but did manage to leave a diagonal dash on it. With an irritated growl, he kicked Ichigo away, before flexing his arms, and breaking the rope easily.

"Damn!" Rukia shouted, having been about to try adding another Hakuren to her binding, hoping Grimmjow would have a harder time escaping the ice with his arms bound, but she didn't have enough time to pull it off, and hastily aborted the dance as Grimmjow charged her, smashing his hand into the ground she had been standing on just seconds earlier, cratering it.

Ichigo got up again, contemplating another use of Getsuga Tensho to get Grimmjow's attention, when the Arrancar laughed, and said, "Okay, your tag team is annoying, but honestly, this is fun! You at least, are worth killing!" he cackled, looking towards Ichigo. He then reached for his Zanpakuto, and declared, "But now, it's my turn!" He drew his blade, and took a stance that made him seem about to draw his nails along the flat of it. "Grind!" he began to state, and Ichigo's eyes widened as he recognized what this was, Grimmjow was about to release the power of his blade!