Wanderer

is episode 144 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime. This is also the start of the Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc.

Synopsis
On a lonely cliff, a young man, a girl, and her servant are being attacked by a group of four ninja. The servant sends word to the Konohagakure for aid, and the young man named Utakata and the girl named Hotaru leave, while the servant stays behind to fight. Back in the Konoha, Tsunade tells Shizune of the Tsuchigumo clan and an elder named En no Gyōja, who developed a forbidden technique. The Konoha ninja are to prevent the theft of the technique. While Team 7 and Yamato arrive to assist Utakata and Hotaru, Utakata leaves immediately, blowing a bubble and floating away.