Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-10042642-20140827185005/@comment-26302001-20140827201843

At his fight with Gaara Genma said he was already Chunin level, not Chunin rank. So basically if the Chunin exams were not interrupted and Sasuke did not fail his mission given to him by Genma then he would of most likely been given Chunin Rank.