\begin{tikzpicture} \def\n {5} \def\radius {2cm} \foreach \i in {1,...,\n} { \node[draw, circle] (v\i) at ({-360/\n * (\i+2)}:\radius) {$\i$}; } \draw[->] (v3) -- (v1); \draw[->] (v4) -- (v3); \draw[->] (v5) -- (v4); \end{tikzpicture}