#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <vector>


using namespace std;

struct nod{
    vector<int>fii;
}arbore[10000];


    int n,a,b,lungime=0,frunza;
void dfs(int i, int distanta)
{

if(arbore[i].fii.size()!=0){
 lungime++;
 for(int j=0;j<arbore[i].fii.size();j++){
 dfs(arbore[i].fii[j],distanta+1);}}
else {
    if(distanta>lungime)
{frunza=i; lungime=distanta;}
}





}
int main(){
ifstream f("darb.in");
ofstream g("darb.out");

    f>>n;
//cout<<n<<endl;
    for(int i=1;i<n;i++)
   {
       f>>a>>b;
      arbore[a].fii.push_back(b);
   }
   dfs(1,0);
   dfs(frunza,0);

   cout<<lungime+1;
}