Lee was like that even in the original series, the only one who changed was Neji
That's why lee's is better. It's in character for him to be in situations like that. Neji didn't break character unless it was lee acting (or thinking) for him. The only thing tented broke was the 4th wall.
Sasuke stay biting off other ppl ideas.
Pain destroys village
Sasuke wants to destroy village
Naruto wants to be kage
Sasuke wants to be kage
Itachi has a 7 swordsmen as teammate
Sasuke has 7 swordsmen as teammate
Lee has spinoff
Sasuke gets spinoff
See the trend?