I’d say his fight against gaara, he did so good sasuke had to copy his style so he could hit gaara too
was not taught at the academy cus its forbiddenBefore they were genin im pretty sure the academy taught the students about the inner gates it goes right along with learning about the chakra system but what Lee is teaching is how to utilize the gates but i don't know if it was clarified that he teaches talentless people
was not taught at the academy cus its forbidden
Include the anime and he has some pretty insane opponents. In manga terms i'll go with this, even if it is Kyuubi charged.
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Also saving Guy whilst evading a JJ Maddy attack ain't bad either. His part 1 feats are all insane.
But the correct real answer is: the weights.
The weights brought that DBZ vibe to the show

The weights scene brought that DBZ vibe to the show
Making Sasuke look like fodder. Only 6 characters have been able to accomplish that during the entire series, excluding Rock Lee, and one of them died in the process.