// メモ化再帰
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

vector<vector<int>> adj;
unordered_map<int, pair<int, int>> memo[200100];

// 木DPを行う
pair<int, int> rec(int r, int par = -1) {
    if (memo[r][par] != pair<int, int>{0, 0}) return memo[r][par];

    int ret0 = 0;
    int ret1 = 1;

    for (auto &&c : adj[r]) {
        if (c == par) continue;
        auto [dp0, dp1] = rec(c, r);
        ret0 += max(dp0, dp1);
        ret1 += dp0;
    }

    return memo[r][par] = {ret0, ret1};
}

int main() {
    int N;
    cin >> N;

    adj.resize(N);

    for (int i = 0; i < N - 1; i++) {
        int u, v;
        cin >> u >> v;
        u--;
        v--;
        adj[u].push_back(v);
        adj[v].push_back(u);
    }

    int ans = numeric_limits<int>::max();

    for (int r = 0; r < N; r++) {
        auto [dp0, dp1] = rec(r);
        ans = min(ans, dp1);
    }

    cout << ans << endl;
}