Due to the climate and various other practical factors, Hanamaki City still took more than half a year to build.
With half the city along the sea and half in the border region, Yanbai designed Hanamaki City as a modern coastal city.
The city center was built along the waterfront.
The surroundings were beautiful, and the scenery was pleasing.
Being near the sea, it never became too cold or too hot.
Water had a higher specific heat capacity than sand and stone, absorbing more heat under the same conditions. The sea's surface temperature was lower than the beach's, and the temperatures of the beach and sea moderated each other, keeping the difference between day and night temperatures in Hanamaki City relatively small.
Compared with Ishinomaki City, which bordered the Land of Wind, the climate here was downright comfortable.
Moreover, marine life released large amounts of oxygen, and the sea breeze carried that fresh air into Hanamaki City, giving it an excellent environment as well.
The air was fresh, and the temperature varied little between day and night. The drawback was that it was somewhat damp.
It had a distinctly maritime climate, with comfortable weather throughout the year.
Yanbai established a port here and proposed that the Land of Fire build a naval base.
Hanamaki City's port could handle regular maritime trade with other countries, while also serving defensive purposes and supporting offensive operations during wartime.
And Yanbai was utterly "shameless." While the other countries were embroiled in war, he sent people to Takigakure to invite Kakuzu over to build roads, then sent others to Kirigakure to invite shinobi from the Kaguya Clan with kekkei genkai to construct houses.
He offered so much money that neither shinobi village could refuse.
They earned money from Yanbai, bought weapons from him, then poured