Forum:Why did naruto not get promoted to chunin rank?

just what the title states... why didn't naruto get promoted to the rank of chunin after the exams?

Answer
Well, I can say this. Just watch the anime and read the manga carefully. In Part I, he wasn't promoted to Chunin because Shikamaru was the only that each Jonin was satisfied with him. In Part II, the reason that he's not a Chunin is because that he was in a 2 in a half years with Jiraiya, making him leave Konoha. While then, the genins in Konoha got promoted but since Naruto wasn't there, he couldn't get promoted. But, since he's in the level of experience of a Jonin, he does S-Rank Missions and A-Rank Missions mostly. Hope I helped. --Rasengan888 23:39, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I hope he does get promoted, i mean he can't become Hokage and still be a genin...