#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <bitset>
#include <cassert>
#include <chrono>
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <deque>
#include <forward_list>
#include <fstream>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ios>
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <memory>
#include <numeric>
#include <optional>
#include <queue>
#include <random>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>
#include <type_traits>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
using lint = long long;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using plint = pair<lint, lint>;
struct fast_ios { fast_ios(){ cin.tie(nullptr), ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cout << fixed << setprecision(20); }; } fast_ios_;
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define FOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(begin),i##_end_=(end);i<i##_end_;i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(end)-1,i##_begin_=(begin);i>=i##_begin_;i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i,0,n)
template <typename T> bool chmax(T &m, const T q) { return m < q ? (m = q, true) : false; }
template <typename T> bool chmin(T &m, const T q) { return m > q ? (m = q, true) : false; }
const std::vector<std::pair<int, int>> grid_dxs{{1, 0}, {-1, 0}, {0, 1}, {0, -1}};
int floor_lg(long long x) { return x <= 0 ? -1 : 63 - __builtin_clzll(x); }
template <class T1, class T2> T1 floor_div(T1 num, T2 den) { return (num > 0 ? num / den : -((-num + den - 1) / den)); }
template <class T1, class T2> std::pair<T1, T2> operator+(const std::pair<T1, T2> &l, const std::pair<T1, T2> &r) { return std::make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second); }
template <class T1, class T2> std::pair<T1, T2> operator-(const std::pair<T1, T2> &l, const std::pair<T1, T2> &r) { return std::make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second); }
template <class T> std::vector<T> sort_unique(std::vector<T> vec) { sort(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.erase(unique(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.end()); return vec; }
template <class T> int arglb(const std::vector<T> &v, const T &x) { return std::distance(v.begin(), std::lower_bound(v.begin(), v.end(), x)); }
template <class T> int argub(const std::vector<T> &v, const T &x) { return std::distance(v.begin(), std::upper_bound(v.begin(), v.end(), x)); }
template <class IStream, class T> IStream &operator>>(IStream &is, std::vector<T> &vec) { for (auto &v : vec) is >> v; return is; }

template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::vector<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, size_t sz> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::array<T, sz> &arr);
template <class OStream, class T, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_set<T, TH> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const pair<T, U> &pa);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::deque<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::set<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::multiset<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_multiset<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::pair<T, U> &pa);
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::map<TK, TV> &mp);
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_map<TK, TV, TH> &mp);
template <class OStream, class... T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::tuple<T...> &tpl);

template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::vector<T> &vec) { os << '['; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T, size_t sz> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::array<T, sz> &arr) { os << '['; for (auto v : arr) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class... T> std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &is, std::tuple<T...> &tpl) { std::apply([&is](auto &&... args) { ((is >> args), ...);}, tpl); return is; }
template <class OStream, class... T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::tuple<T...> &tpl) { os << '('; std::apply([&os](auto &&... args) { ((os << args << ','), ...);}, tpl); return os << ')'; }
template <class OStream, class T, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_set<T, TH> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::deque<T> &vec) { os << "deq["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::set<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::multiset<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_multiset<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::pair<T, U> &pa) { return os << '(' << pa.first << ',' << pa.second << ')'; }
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::map<TK, TV> &mp) { os << '{'; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_map<TK, TV, TH> &mp) { os << '{'; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
#ifdef HITONANODE_LOCAL
const string COLOR_RESET = "\033[0m", BRIGHT_GREEN = "\033[1;32m", BRIGHT_RED = "\033[1;31m", BRIGHT_CYAN = "\033[1;36m", NORMAL_CROSSED = "\033[0;9;37m", RED_BACKGROUND = "\033[1;41m", NORMAL_FAINT = "\033[0;2m";
#define dbg(x) std::cerr << BRIGHT_CYAN << #x << COLOR_RESET << " = " << (x) << NORMAL_FAINT << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << COLOR_RESET << std::endl
#define dbgif(cond, x) ((cond) ? std::cerr << BRIGHT_CYAN << #x << COLOR_RESET << " = " << (x) << NORMAL_FAINT << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << COLOR_RESET << std::endl : std::cerr)
#else
#define dbg(x) ((void)0)
#define dbgif(cond, x) ((void)0)
#endif

#include <cassert>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

// Rerooting
// Reference:
// - https://atcoder.jp/contests/abc222/editorial/2749
// - https://null-mn.hatenablog.com/entry/2020/04/14/124151
template <class Edge, class St, class Ch, Ch (*merge)(Ch, Ch), Ch (*f)(St, int, Edge),
          St (*g)(Ch, int), Ch (*e)()>
struct rerooting {
    int n_;
    std::vector<int> par, visited;
    std::vector<std::vector<std::pair<int, Edge>>> to;
    std::vector<St> dp_subtree;
    std::vector<St> dp_par;
    std::vector<St> dpall;
    rerooting(const std::vector<std::vector<std::pair<int, Edge>>> &to_)
        : n_(to_.size()), par(n_, -1), visited(n_, 0), to(to_) {
        for (int i = 0; i < n_; ++i) dp_subtree.push_back(g(e(), i));
        dp_par = dpall = dp_subtree;
    }

    void run_connected(int root) {
        if (visited[root]) return;
        visited[root] = 1;
        std::vector<int> visorder{root};

        for (int t = 0; t < int(visorder.size()); ++t) {
            int now = visorder[t];
            for (const auto &edge : to[now]) {
                int nxt = edge.first;
                if (visited[nxt]) continue;
                visorder.push_back(nxt);
                visited[nxt] = 1;
                par[nxt] = now;
            }
        }

        for (int t = int(visorder.size()) - 1; t >= 0; --t) {
            int now = visorder[t];
            Ch ch = e();
            for (const auto &edge : to[now]) {
                int nxt = edge.first;
                if (nxt == par[now]) continue;
                ch = merge(ch, f(dp_subtree[nxt], nxt, edge.second));
            }
            dp_subtree[now] = g(ch, now);
        }

        std::vector<Ch> left;
        for (int now : visorder) {
            int m = int(to[now].size());
            left.assign(m + 1, e());
            for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
                int nxt = to[now][j].first;
                const St &st = (nxt == par[now] ? dp_par[now] : dp_subtree[nxt]);
                left[j + 1] = merge(left[j], f(st, nxt, to[now][j].second));
            }
            dpall[now] = g(left.back(), now);

            Ch rprod = e();
            for (int j = m - 1; j >= 0; --j) {
                int nxt = to[now][j].first;
                if (nxt != par[now]) dp_par[nxt] = g(merge(left[j], rprod), now);

                const St &st = (nxt == par[now] ? dp_par[now] : dp_subtree[nxt]);
                rprod = merge(f(st, nxt, to[now][j].second), rprod);
            }
        }
    }

    void run() {
        for (int i = 0; i < n_; ++i) {
            if (!visited[i]) run_connected(i);
        }
    }

    const St &get_subtree(int root_, int par_) const {
        if (par_ < 0) return dpall.at(root_);
        if (par.at(root_) == par_) return dp_subtree.at(root_);
        if (par.at(par_) == root_) return dp_par.at(par_);
        std::exit(1);
    }
};

using Subtree = pint; // (塗った、塗らない)
using Child = pint;
struct Edge {};
Child e() { return {0, 0}; }
Child merge(Child x, Child y) { return x + y; }
Child f(Subtree x, int, Edge) { return x; }
Subtree g(Child x, int) { return {1 + x.second, max(x.first, x.second)}; }


int main() {
    int N;
    cin >> N;
    vector<vector<pair<int, Edge>>> to(N);
    REP(e, N - 1) {
        int a, b;
        cin >> a >> b;
        --a, --b;
        to.at(a).emplace_back(b, Edge{});
        to.at(b).emplace_back(a, Edge{});
    }

    rerooting<Edge, Subtree, Child, merge, f, g, e> tree(to);
    tree.run();

    int ret = N;
    REP(i, N) {
        dbg(make_tuple(i, tree.dpall.at(i)));
        chmin(ret, tree.dpall.at(i).first);
    }

    cout << ret << '\n';
}