diff --git a/atcoder/dsu.py b/atcoder/dsu.py
index 46998f8..d6cbcc9 100644
--- a/atcoder/dsu.py
+++ b/atcoder/dsu.py
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 
 class DSU:
     '''
-    Implement (union by size) + (path compression)
+    Implement (union by size) + (path halving)
+
     Reference:
     Zvi Galil and Giuseppe F. Italiano,
     Data structures and algorithms for disjoint set union problems
     '''
 
-    def __init__(self, n: int = 0):
+    def __init__(self, n: int = 0) -> None:
         self._n = n
         self.parent_or_size = [-1] * n
 
@@ -40,11 +41,17 @@ def same(self, a: int, b: int) -> bool:
     def leader(self, a: int) -> int:
         assert 0 <= a < self._n
 
-        if self.parent_or_size[a] < 0:
-            return a
-
-        self.parent_or_size[a] = self.leader(self.parent_or_size[a])
-        return self.parent_or_size[a]
+        parent = self.parent_or_size[a]
+        while parent >= 0:
+            if self.parent_or_size[parent] < 0:
+                return parent
+            self.parent_or_size[a], a, parent = (
+                self.parent_or_size[parent],
+                self.parent_or_size[parent],
+                self.parent_or_size[self.parent_or_size[parent]]
+            )
+
+        return a
 
     def size(self, a: int) -> int:
         assert 0 <= a < self._n
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fb00f9a..68bba96 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ lint =
     flake8
     pep8-naming
     mypy
-test = pytest
+test =
+    pytest
+    pytest-benchmark
 docs =
     sphinx
     sphinx_rtd_theme
diff --git a/tests/test_dsu.py b/tests/test_dsu.py
index 77ec59f..ba83c3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_dsu.py
+++ b/tests/test_dsu.py
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 from itertools import combinations
 import pytest
+import random
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
+from pytest_benchmark.fixture import BenchmarkFixture
+
 from atcoder.dsu import DSU
 
 
 class TestDsu:
 
-    def _dsu(self, n: int = 5) -> DSU:
-        return DSU(n)
-
-    def _get_all_pairs(self, n: int = 5) -> List[Tuple[int, ...]]:
-        return list(combinations(range(n), 2))
-
     def test_initial_status(self) -> None:
-        dsu = self._dsu()
+        dsu = DSU(5)
 
-        for i, j in self._get_all_pairs():
+        for i, j in combinations(range(5), 2):
             assert not dsu.same(i, j)
 
         for index in range(5):
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ def test_initial_status(self) -> None:
         assert dsu.groups() == [[0], [1], [2], [3], [4]]
 
     def test_merge(self) -> None:
-        dsu = self._dsu()
+        dsu = DSU(5)
 
         assert not dsu.same(0, 1)
 
@@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ def test_merge(self) -> None:
                         dsu.merge(i, j)
 
     def test_merge_elements_of_same_group(self) -> None:
-        dsu = self._dsu()
+        dsu = DSU(5)
 
         assert not dsu.same(0, 1)
 
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ def test_merge_elements_of_same_group(self) -> None:
                         dsu.same(i, j)
 
     def test_size(self) -> None:
-        dsu = self._dsu()
+        dsu = DSU(5)
 
         dsu.merge(0, 1)
         assert dsu.size(0) == 2
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ def test_size(self) -> None:
                 dsu.size(i)
 
     def test_leader(self) -> None:
-        dsu = self._dsu()
+        dsu = DSU(5)
 
         dsu.merge(0, 1)
         dsu.merge(0, 2)
@@ -87,9 +84,24 @@ def test_leader(self) -> None:
                 dsu.leader(i)
 
     def test_groups(self) -> None:
-        dsu = self._dsu()
+        dsu = DSU(5)
 
         dsu.merge(0, 1)
         dsu.merge(0, 2)
 
         assert dsu.groups() == [[0, 1, 2], [3], [4]]
+
+    def _merge_benchmark(self, dsu: DSU, pairs: List[Tuple[int, int]]) -> None:
+        for i, j in pairs:
+            dsu.merge(i, j)
+
+    def test_benchmark(self, benchmark: BenchmarkFixture) -> None:
+        random.seed(0)
+        n = 100000
+
+        dsu = DSU(n)
+        pairs = []
+        for _ in range(1000000):
+            pairs.append((random.randrange(0, n), random.randrange(0, n)))
+
+        benchmark(self._merge_benchmark, dsu, pairs)