Quote Originally Posted by Kraco View Post
He might not yet have what it takes to be a jounin aside from raw combat power, but a chuunin status should be nothing but a formality. In fact it would be insulting to put him through the exam after all that has happened.
I could totally see it as one of Naruto's personality quirks that he would feel like he HAS to pass the exam, because he failed it last time. Like he wouldn't feel right about taking any shortcuts to Hokage.