The Successor's Wish

is episode 146 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Synopsis
The Tsuchigumo chief shows Hotaru to her room, where she is ambushed by the Magaki Group. They are trapped and Hotaru escapes into the forest, but the bandits catch up to her. Utakata saves her and the bandit leader shows that Utakata is being hunted for 50 million ryō. Utakata and Hotaru land in a secluded place where Hotaru shows him something on her back of her body. Suddenly Kirigakure hunter-nin attack Utakata and take Hotaru hostage. They tell Hotaru that Utakata killed his former master. Naruto soon arrives with Yamato and Sai.