Originally posted by: Legendary Nin
You need a Hokage first to announce the chuunins.That's like starting the chuunin exam without the Hokage,just doesn't really work out.
Good point, though I don't think that an official announcement would really matter much considering the state they're in. I'd think they could use a few more Chuunins. Assuming anyone made the grade. But holding to a tradition might overrule practicality.

If you include all the buildup and the one month of training before the finals, the exam story-arc took about 50 episodes if you stop counting when the attack on Konoha begins. For them to passover the results of taht without giving any word on it is kinda cheap and unlike this series. So hopefully something will be said soon, even if it's to the effect of "We need a Hokage to make an official ruling first" or "They're still deliberating" or something.