now that i think about it, back then naruto should have been able to win the chuuin exam...when the exams got interrupted naruto already beat neji, his next opponent would have been the sauce or gaara...gaara showed himself to be a powerful foe but naruto manage to beat, sasuke at that point was in no way stronger than naruto, in fact he lost against gaara initial bijuu form....so those 2 were the only people who would have given naruto a fight back then, the rest im sure werent going to beat naruto
now when u look at it, naruto was the person who had the highest probability to win the chuunin exams but he would still not be promoted into one
now when u look at it, naruto was the person who had the highest probability to win the chuunin exams but he would still not be promoted into one