Originally posted by: Ryllharu
I can see Naruto's promotion going one of two ways. Either it will be fast and take two chapters (unlikely, but it wouldn't waste time and the storyline could get going)

OR

Naruto goes into the next chuunin exam, with whoever, it doesn't really matter. Then Akatsuki will probably inflitrate Konoha and try to attack Naruto and get Kyuubi. It takes another 50 chapters to get through the exam and as a result of the attack, the exam is cancelled and Naruto remains a genin. Rinse. Repeat. Sometime Sasuke shows up with Oro.

Personally, I would HATE the latter to occur, but unfortunately, it's probably what's going to happen. Or at least some variation of it.
I'll quote myself to pull attention to my previous post, as it is pertinant to the present part of the thread.